November 19, 2024 0 The Great Geraint Woolford Coincidence There are many Dan Lewises in this world. There is, of course, me — the one who wrote the words you are [...]
November 18, 2024 0 The Mystery of the Third Shaker Walk into most restaurants in the United States, and you’ll find that the tables are set roughly the same [...]
November 15, 2024 0 My Scurvy Mistake Hi! On Wednesday, I shared a bonus fact about scurvy, a serious medical condition caused by a deficiency of [...]
November 13, 2024 0 The Historic Connection Between TV Dinners and Diarrhea? Pictured above is a TV dinner — a meal you make by opening a box of already-cooked food and microwaving it [...]
November 12, 2024 0 The $2.56 Trophy If you work or dabble in programming languages, there’s a good chance you know the name Donald Knuth. He [...]
November 8, 2024 0 Chasing My Own Tail? Hi! On Tuesday, I shared a story about the Great Hanoi Rat Massacre, which you can read at that link. The [...]
November 7, 2024 0 The Cheap Action Figure That Became Super Popular If you look at the top of this email (under the ad, unless you’re a supporter who receives an ad-free [...]
November 5, 2024 0 The Worst Way to Calm the Rat Population? Today is Election Day in the United States, and if you’re paying attention to the campaign speeches, [...]
November 4, 2024 0 Tobacco To School On May 12, 2008, an 8.0 magnitude earthquake struck Sichuan, China. The earthquake and its aftershocks took [...]
November 1, 2024 0 The Clock Strikes Back Hi! This weekend, the vast majority of the United States does something kind of strange: we all, [...]