Katrina Cain | Were You Wondering…

Katrina Cain Articles 310

Where Did the Saying “Nothing is Certain But Death and Taxes” Come From?

Posted By: Katrina Cainon: December 16, 2014In: Language, Where Did That Saying Come From

TweetNeedless to say, most of us have heard the expression “nothing in this life is certain but death and taxes”. This expression would be true for everyone except the Queen of England (whic… Read more

Where Did the Saying “Crocodile Tears” Come From?

Posted By: Katrina Cainon: December 15, 2014In: Animals, Language, Where Did That Saying Come From

TweetYou may have heard the expression that anyone who puts on a disingenuous display of emotion is shedding “crocodile tears”. Most people, (myself included) don’t think of our scaly… Read more

Where Did the Saying “The Moon is Made Of Green Cheese” Come From?

Posted By: Katrina Cainon: December 15, 2014In: Language, Where Did That Saying Come From

TweetMany of us were probably told as children about the cow jumping over the moon some of us were probably told the moon was made of green cheese. Some of us, myself included, believed it;… Read more

What is the Difference Between an MP3 and an MP4?

Posted By: Katrina Cainon: December 15, 2014In: Technology, What is the Difference

TweetA description of the difference between MP3 and MP4 needs to start with a layperson’s understanding of what an MP3 was designed for. We are all standing on the shoulders of giants… Read more

What is the Difference Between PM and AM?

Posted By: Katrina Cainon: December 15, 2014In: Astronomy, Technology, What is the Difference

TweetWell; there is my sarcastic answer: pm is when I drink wine and am is when I drink coffee or “does AM actually exist”? Being that those answers are unhelpful in the extreme,… Read more

Where Did the Saying “Bite The Bullet” Come From?

Posted By: Katrina Cainon: December 12, 2014In: Language, Where Did That Saying Come From

TweetWe have all heard the term “bite the bullet” when it comes to dealing with something we don’t want to do; but what does biting a bullet have to do with enduring something that we deem u… Read more

Where Did The Saying “Hit the Hay” Come From?

Posted By: Katrina Cainon: December 11, 2014In: Language, Where Did That Saying Come From

TweetEveryone has heard the expression, “I’m exhausted; I’m going to hit the hay”. Unless you live on a farm and sleep in the barn, this expression makes little to no sense in th… Read more

What is the Difference Between Cyclones, Hurricanes and Typhoons?

Posted By: Katrina Cainon: December 11, 2014In: Geography, Nature, Weather, What is the Difference

TweetSince 2005, my name has been very easy to spell for people. I am able to make quite an impression at the library, bank, post office, or anywhere else that your name is required to be sp… Read more

Where Did “Goodnight, Sleep Tight and Don’t Let the Bed Bugs Bite” Come From?

Posted By: Katrina Cainon: December 11, 2014In: Animals, Society, Where Did That Saying Come From

Many children go to bed every night with their parents telling them, “goodnight, sleep tight, and don’t let the bedbugs bite”; but what does this saying mean and where did it come from? The… Read more

What is the Difference Between Sunni and Shia Muslims?

Posted By: Katrina Cainon: December 11, 2014In: Government, Institutions, Religion, Society, What is the Difference

TweetMy partner and I recently travelled through the Middle East. One of our tour guides, a devout Sunni Muslim tried to describe the difference between the two sects of the World’s se… Read more

Katrina Cain Articles 310

How Long Does It Take?

How Do I Know When

What Is The Biggest?

Search

What Is The Difference

Better Know A Body

What Is The Smallest?

Topics