Polymath (n): A person who has extensive knowledge in many different areas
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 …
As the weather begins to get warmer, we are starting to enter snake season. I, for one, love our scaly little friends. For example, here’s a friendly little Western Racer who came into our building last August. It took a bit of coaxing to get him out the door. Along the way he tried Read More …
I try to keep these trivia newsletters light-hearted and fun. That being said, I also like them to be topical, when possible. And so, given the current state of global politics, I have decided that today’s entry will be about Swedish military doctrine during the Cold War. Throughout the Cold War, and to this day, Read More …
How many of my readers eat breakfast every day? After all, it is the most important meal of the day. It helps you wake up and gives you energy for the rest of your activities. I mean, that’s common knowledge, right? Or is it? Surely I’m not going to suggest that the wisdom of our Read More …
Hello everyone, how’s the weather where you are? The east coast may have been getting hammered, and they even got snow down in my home state of New Mexico. But here the weather’s been unseasonably balmy. It was almost, but not quite, t-shirt weather today. It’s been a far cry from the huge amounts of Read More …
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