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Trivia 073: The big three

Posted on2023-07-07Leave a comment

So I know that I promised some trivia I discovered while researching zip codes and place abbreviations. And that one is still coming, it’s just that it is quite a bit more complicated than I first thought. So it’s taking me a little while to learn it myself. In the meantime, here’s something I came Read More …

CategoriesTriviaTagsbusiness, food, newsletter, trivia

Trivia 072: Alphabet Soup Part 2

Posted on2023-06-29Leave a comment

One of my favorite pastimes is writing letters to people. Personally, I really enjoy it when I get something in the mail that isn’t just a bill or an ad. So I try to give that happiness to other people by sending letters and cards. In particular, I pride myself on sending out birthday cards Read More …

CategoriesTriviaTagsgeography, mail, newsletter, trivia

Trivia 071: Alphabet Soup Part 1

Posted on2023-06-222023-06-22Leave a comment

Earlier this week, while I was eating at Buffalo Wild Wings, I caught a soccer (football to non-Americans) match on TV. The match was between SKN and GUF. As the sound for this particular TV was not on, I had a hard time identifying just which countries those were (try to guess – I’ll give Read More …

CategoriesTriviaTagscountries, geography, newsletter, sports, trivia

Trivia 070: Scarred for life

Posted on2023-06-15Leave a comment

When I was a kid, my family went to stay at our friends’ cabin, up in the mountains of New Mexico. It was a nice place, deep in the woods. We spent lots of time running around the area, climbing over the streams, splashing in the water, and crashing through the undergrowth. Now, we spent Read More …

CategoriesTriviaTagsnature, newsletter, outdoors, plants, trivia

Trivia 069: Stellar fireworks

Posted on2023-06-01Leave a comment

A couple of weeks ago, on May 19th, Koichi Itagaki, an amateur astronomer in Japan, was taking a picture of the galaxy M101. This galaxy, known as the Pinwheel Galaxy, is a very popular object for astronomers to capture, and it would not be the first time Itagaki took a picture of it. As a Read More …

CategoriesTriviaTagsastronomy, camera, newsletter, photography, science, space, trivia

Trivia 068: A tale as old as time

Posted on2023-05-25Leave a comment

During my senior year of high school, I took a course in art history. At one point during the class, we were discussing ancient architecture. Our teacher showed us a picture of a sculpture that looked like a winged bull with the head of a man. He stated that this sculpture was carved over 5000 Read More …

CategoriesTriviaTagsart, culture, history, language, music, newsletter, trivia

Trivia 067: Always read the label

Posted on2023-05-18Leave a comment

For many years, I have worked hard to be very attentive of my surroundings and to notice things. That is a very broad statement, but I am always on the lookout for various things. For example, noticing where fire extinguishers / AEDs / exits are in a building. If I’m at my home or place Read More …

CategoriesTriviaTagsadvice, cooking, food, newsletter, trivia

Trivia 066: 100% of people who do this die

Posted on2023-05-04Leave a comment

During my freshman year of college, I encountered many people and things which were quite alien and unfamiliar to me. this is when I first encountered people who would fill up an entire gallon jug of water and carry it around like a normal water bottle. I’m still rather unsure of the motivations behind this. Read More …

CategoriesTriviaTagsadvice, health, life, newsletter, trivia

Trivia 065: An Easter to remember

Posted on2023-04-132023-04-13Leave a comment

On Easter Day of 1722, the Dutch navigator Jacob Roggeveen sighted an island on the horizon as his ship sailed through the southeastern Pacific Ocean. Upon reaching the island, they found it was inhabited by a large population. Upon his return to the Netherlands, he told stories of an island where the inhabitants had raised Read More …

CategoriesTriviaTagsculture, history, language, newsletter, trivia

Trivia 064: I’ve been itching to write this one.

Posted on2023-04-01Leave a comment

Happy April Fool’s Day, everyone. I do hope that none of you fall for any clever schemes this year. And don’t worry, you can trust me that this post is not going to be a trick. In fact, some of you may remember this piece of trivia from when I was running a daily trivia Read More …

CategoriesTriviaTagsculture, history, newsletter, trivia

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