Polymath (n): A person who has extensive knowledge in many different areas
So this week I finally visited the optometrist for the first time in a while. Got an updated prescription, and was happy to find that my eyes haven’t changed too much. I mean, they’re already pretty bad to begin with. Maybe it’s because I didn’t eat enough carrots as a kid? I’m sure that many Read More …
One is a single event. Two is a coincidence. But three? Three is a pattern. Welcome everyone to the third installment of my weekly trivia. As anyone who has studied economics knows, the value of currency changes over time. The prices of goods and services fluctuate, as do people’s wages. This means that the purchasing Read More …
Welcome everyone to the second installment of my weekly trivia newsletter. Let me tell you, this one almost didn’t make it out. I’ve definitely had a week. Because of the ludicrous amounts of snow we’ve been having here in Washington, I crashed my car just before Christmas. I was totally fine, but the same could Read More …
Hello everyone, and welcome to the first of my (hopefully) weekly trivia newsletters! These will be short descriptions of fun bits of trivia I have come across. I was inspired to do this after finding out that Ken Jennings (yes, the Jeopardy champion) used to run a trivia newsletter. Some of these may be things Read More …