MUNDANE MYSTERIES: What Vegetables Are Used To Make “Vegetable Oil”?

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: What Vegetables Are Used To Make “Vegetable Oil”?

If you’re shopping in a grocery store’s baking aisle, you’ll notice that the companies selling 100% corn or peanut oil proudly emblazon the identity of their star vegetables in marquee-sized letters on the label. So, why are they so much more obtuse when it comes to vegetable oil? What mystery veggie (or veggies) do they…

Officer of the Week: Sheriff Jenkins

Officer of the Week: Sheriff Jenkins

This week Tom met with Sheriff Chuck Jenkins.  He has been the Sheriff for the past 15 years.  Tom learned what his favorite breakfast and lunch spots are, his favorite movie and if he believes in aliens!

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Where Did “Back To Square One” Come From?

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Where Did “Back To Square One” Come From?

With the economy shut down over the past year, there’s been a lot of talk about going “back to square one”…trying to start back over & return to where we were pre-pandemic. But what does that even mean, “back to square one”? And where did it come from? Whenever someone involved in a project or…

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Why Is A Watch A Watch?

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Why Is A Watch A Watch?

Chances are, if you were to look at your wrist right now, you’d see a watch on it. But why is that thing called a watch? I mean, do you have to watch a watch any more than you would a clock? Why not call it a “wrist-clock”? Why “watch”? Well, according to the dictionary,…