October 2, 2023 0 How The Worst Swinging Strike in Baseball History Broke the Game Major League Baseball’s playoffs begin tomorrow night, and even if you don’t know anything about the [...]
September 29, 2023 0 Please Consider Financially Supporting Now I Know Hi! About a year ago, I sent an email asking you for money. Many of you rose to the occasion, so [...]
September 27, 2023 0 The Big Lie If you’re reading this in the United States, it’s probably somewhat early in the day — [...]
September 26, 2023 0 A Star Spangled Snafu On September 12, 1814, the United Kingdom began an invasion of the American city of Baltimore, Maryland. For [...]
September 22, 2023 0 Taking Time to Reflect in a Busy World Hi! As noted above, on Fridays, I write the “Now I Know Weekender.” It’s basically just a [...]
September 21, 2023 0 When Being From France Isn’t French Enough Here’s an easy question for you: What language do people in France speak? Really, there’s no trick. The [...]
September 19, 2023 0 The Fugitive Who Was Put Out to Pasture Cincinnati, Ohio, is a major U.S. city, home to 1.6 million people. Toward the south of the city, not too far [...]
September 18, 2023 0 The Counterintuitive Problem of Dry Counties In the late 1800s and into the 20th century, the temperance movement — that is, an organized effort to [...]
September 15, 2023 0 I Guess I Don’t Think About Earthquakes, Either? Hi! In May of this year, I wrote a story talking about tornados, and in passing, noted that someone hid from [...]
September 14, 2023 0 How to Sell* a Lot of Carrots Carrots are good for you. You probably don’t need that established here — they’re [...]