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Month: February 2024

Trivia 081: Padding out the year

Posted on2024-02-27Leave a comment

I have not one, but two new timelapses! A view of the Seattle skyline and waterfront from Hamilton Viewpoint Park, and a short one of the moon rising over some of the skyscrapers. Be sure to subscribe to my YouTube channel if you want to know when I upload. As promised with last week’s post, Read More …

CategoriesTriviaTagsastronomy, calendar, culture, history, newsletter, time, trivia

Trivia 080: A collectivized birthday

Posted on2024-02-20Leave a comment

The other day I asked one of my new roommates what day their birthday was, so that I could mark it on our calendar. To my great surprise, his birthday is exactly the same as mine! What a coincidence! We just need to determine what time we were each born so that we know who Read More …

CategoriesTriviaTagsmath, mathematics, newsletter, statistics, trivia

Trivia 079: Feelin’ that zugunruhe

Posted on2024-02-20Leave a comment

Now that winter is on its way out and the weather is starting to get warmer, it will soon be time for many animals to begin migrating. There is actually a term for the restlessness animals experience when it comes time to migrate. Zugunruhe is a German term, which literally translates to “migration anxiety”. As Read More …

CategoriesTriviaTagsanimals, etymology, nature, newsletter, photography, trivia, vocabulary

Trivia 078: Checkboxes I’ll never check

Posted on2024-02-07Leave a comment

For Christmas this year, my younger brother gifted me with a copy of The Sibley Birder’s Life List & Field Diary. It’s a book that you can use to keep track of what birds you’ve seen. It’s common for avid birders to have a checklist of birds they have yet to see. If you ever Read More …

CategoriesTriviaTagsanimals, biology, newsletter, statistics, trivia

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