MUNDANE MYSTERIES: What Does “Spick & Span” Actually Mean?

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: What Does “Spick & Span” Actually Mean?

It’s Springtime again! And that means it’s time for “spring cleaning”, in the hopes of making your home, car, office, etc., look super clean & like new. Your goal should be to make your place look “spick & span”, you might say. But what does that even really mean, “spick & span”? The full phrase…

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Why Are Softballs Called Softballs?

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Why Are Softballs Called Softballs?

There’s nothing soft about the 6 or 7 ounce, 11- to 12-inch ball at the center of the sport of softball. But, if it’s not soft (which it isn’t), why is a softball a softball? It actually all goes back to the “ball” that the game began with. In 1887, a group of Harvard &…

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: What Are The Numbers On Gas Pumps?

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: What Are The Numbers On Gas Pumps?

Whenever you gas up your car, you’ll always see a certain set of numbers on each pump…usually 87, 89, and 93. What are those numbers? And what do they mean? Those numbers on the yellow buttons on the gas pumps actually denote each fuel’s “octane rating”. The Regular 87 octane rating gasoline is what most…