September 27, 2019 0 The Weekender: September 27, 2019 Hi! When I first started Now I Know in June of 2010, I wanted to make it personal — something from me [...]
September 25, 2019 0 The Kind of Amazing Thing That Happens When You Lose $13 The general rule in life is more is better, and when we’re talking about getting some money, that’s [...]
September 24, 2019 0 How Baseball Closed Its Tiny Loophole Baseball games are, fundamentally, a battle between a pitcher and a batter. The pitcher has to throw the ball [...]
September 23, 2019 0 Why We Give 21-Gun Salutes When the President of the United States hosts a dignitary from abroad, it’s customary for the visitor [...]
September 20, 2019 0 The Weekender, September 20, 2019 1) “The Surreal End of an American College” (The Atlantic, 17 minutes, June 2019). The subhead: [...]
September 18, 2019 0 Another Now I Know Book is On the Way! Hi! No, this isn’t the normal Now I Know email. That’ll come tomorrow morning like every other day. I’m [...]
September 18, 2019 0 The Aquarium That Turned a Blind Eye Toward Bullies If you have been around an elementary school student in the U.S. recently, you are probably aware of the [...]
September 17, 2019 0 An Aria a Day Keeps the Cougars Away Cougars — also known as pumas, catamounts, or mountain lions — look a bit like really big house [...]
September 16, 2019 0 Who is MP and Why Are His Initials on My Checks? Pictured above is an example of a personal check as often seen in the United States. Most of the features [...]
September 13, 2019 0 The Weekender, September 13, 2019 1) “Is One of the World’s Biggest Lawsuits Built on a Sham?” (Bloomberg BusinessWeek, 21 [...]