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May 3, 2021 0 More Accurately, He Was The Hamburglar If you’re going to be a clown, Ronald McDonald is probably a good one to be. The mascot of fast-food [...]
April 30, 2021 0 The Weekender, April 30, 2021 Hi! A long-time reader (hi, Herbert!) made a great suggestion this week: “I enjoy the returns [...]
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April 27, 2021 0 When Foxes Flew (Against Their Will) Baseball is considered the American pastime. Soccer, in places where it is not called “soccer,” [...]
April 26, 2021 0 Four Weddings and a Divorce or Three Flip through a weekend edition of your local newspaper and there’s a good chance you’ll find a [...]
April 23, 2021 0 Why Do Worms Come Out When it Rains? The Now I Know Weekender, April 23, 2021 Hi! This Friday, I want to spend a few minutes sharing a story [...]
April 22, 2021 0 The Road Repair That Broke Science Pictured above is a Google Street View glimpse into the intersection of Rose and Prospect Streets in Hayward, [...]
April 20, 2021 0 When Baseball Went to Pot If you’ve ever been to a baseball game or, for that matter, just about any other major sporting event, [...]
April 19, 2021 0 Water Safety That Uses Your Mussels With just over half a million people, the Polish city of PoznaĆ is the fifth largest in the nation. [...]