MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Fast-Talking Auctioneers

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Fast-Talking Auctioneers

If you’ve ever been to an auction, or have ever seen one in a movie or on TV, then you know auctioneers – those fast-talking speakers who guide the whole sale process – really seem like they have somewhere else to be. They’re always in a hurry, right? They always talk blazingly fast. Why is…

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Why Your Nose Runs When You Cry

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Why Your Nose Runs When You Cry

This weekend, my wife & I watched a movie that had a pretty sad-yet-heartwarming ending. And it wasn’t just the tears that were flowing at that ending, but also…well…nasal fluids, too. (Sorry, not trying to be gross. But it happens to all of us.) They seem to be two different systems, right? But are they…

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: What’s The Human Body’s Smallest Bone?

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: What’s The Human Body’s Smallest Bone?

We humans are basically just a pile of bones filled with gooey bits & tied together in a skin sack. But it’s good to know what goes into making us humans the creatures that we are. So, when someone asked me this question the other day I thought, “Now that’s something everyone should know”. The…