Polymath (n): A person who has extensive knowledge in many different areas
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 …
One of my favorite things to bake is banana bread. It’s easy, tasty, and a great way to use up those last few bananas that are becoming a bit too ripe. However, there may come a day in the not too distant future when this classic yellow fruit disappears from our grocery stores. In fact, Read More …
This week one of my favorite game publishers, Fantasy Flight Games, announced a new game set in the Twilight Imperium universe. I’m very excited for it. Twilight Imperium has long been known as one of the biggest board games out there, taking basically a full day to play. But Twilight Imperium only allows six players Read More …
There was an interesting story in the news last week. A group of thieves stole an entire bridge in India. The bridge in question was abandoned and in disrepair, so the thieves pretended to be government officials dismantling it. They then carted off all the scrap metal, presumably to sell. Unfortunately for them, they were Read More …
Hello all, sorry for not getting this out sooner. I was busy pulling overtime at my job preparing for a special event. But now that’s over, so I have found some time to write this. As a result, this week’s trivia is a little shorter than normal. I plan to hopefully build up a stock Read More …
Space seems like it’s a pretty busy place. Depictions of asteroid fields like in Star Wars show huge boulders flying around as dense as pigeons in a city park. Maps like stuffin.space purposely exaggerate the sizes of satellites in order to make them visible. In reality, things are much smaller and much further apart. In Read More …
Well, it’s starting to feel like spring has sprung where I live. It finally got above 70 degrees yesterday. We are currently preparing for the large spring/summer influx of visitors to our state parks. And so, as the weather starts warming and people start going outside more, I figured this would be a good time Read More …
This month is Women’s History month, so I thought I’d take some time to highlight a woman who was incredibly influential during her time. This is the story of Florence Lawrence, the world’s first movie star. Born Florence Annie Bridgwood (1886), she acted in her mother’s vaudeville troupe from the age of three. In 1906 Read More …
I’ve seen some news articles recently about the Ukrainian International Legion – volunteers from around the world who have traveled to Ukraine to help defend it against the Russians. By most of the accounts I read, about 20,000 people have already joined. It is a little strange to think about fighting for a country you Read More …