Polymath (n): A person who has extensive knowledge in many different areas
Around the world, there is no restaurant more common than McDonald’s. They operate over 36,000 restaurants worldwide, spread across 118 countries (It would be 119, but they closed their restaurants in Russia earlier this year). In fact, in the US alone, there is one McDonald’s per 25,000 people. Honestly, I eat at McDonald’s too frequently, Read More …
Although they are not as commonly used today, most of my readers are probably familiar with using bank checks. While it is rare to use them for payments at the grocery store, perhaps you have used them before for big purchases, like paying rent. They are also useful when you need to set up direct Read More …
This week’s trivia is something that I have been waiting on ever since I started this newsletter. It’s one of my favorite pieces of trivia, but I had to save it for 19 whole posts. This past week marked the 107th anniversary of the sinking of the RMS Lusitania. The Lusitania was a British cruiser Read More …
A common sight here in some parts of the Pacific Northwest is raccoons roaming around at night. They roam around, scavenging for food, sometimes getting into people’s trash. Native to almost all of North and Central America, they have also been introduced to parts of Europe and Japan. In some places, they are such a Read More …
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