April 22, 2022 0 The (Non-)Trivia I Got Wrong But I Don’t Feel Bad About Hi! Sometimes I get things wrong — nobody’s perfect! But I try to make up for that by citing to [...]
April 21, 2022 0 The Moon Over the Rhine Pictured above is a map of Bonn, a city in Germany that served as West Germany’s capital until the [...]
April 20, 2022 0 Why 420 is High Time for Some People Starting tomorrow, people in New Jersey will be able to legally purchase marijuana for recreational use. The [...]
April 19, 2022 0 Indiana Jones and the Porcelain Throne? For decades, filmgoers everywhere have been delighted by Indiana Jones, the professor of archeology who, [...]
April 15, 2022 0 The Weekender, April 15, 2022 Hi! As I mentioned on Monday, my kids are on spring break this week so I’m kind of/sort of on [...]
April 14, 2022 0 The Man Who Buys All of Israel’s Bread Starting tomorrow evening, Jews around the world will be celebrating the holiday of Passover. If you’re [...]
April 13, 2022 0 When Belgium Flipped the Coin at France Pictured above is the French version of the 2 euro coin. On the obverse side — “heads” in [...]
April 8, 2022 0 We Shouldn’t Forget Ignaz Semmelweis Hi! Yesterday, I sent you a story about why doctors typically wear blue (or green) scrubs in the [...]
April 7, 2022 0 Why Doctors Wear Green (or Blue) Scrubs The image above shows some of the original cast from the long-running hospital drama, ER. You don’t [...]
April 6, 2022 0 The $64,000 Fake New York City Tourist New York City has everything — Broadway shows, two baseball teams, great public parks, a 24/7 public [...]