This is a weekly wrap of our popular Daily Knowledge Newsletter. You can get that newsletter for free here. The U.S. Military’s Proposed “Gay” Bomb One doesn’t commonly associate the slogan “make love not war” with the U.S. military. Indeed, the United States military is feared and formidable precisely because it has proven so effective at conceptualizing clever and innovative […]
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In this week’s “best of” our YouTube channel, we discuss whether Olympic medalists receive cash prizes, why potatoes are called spuds, if sex before an athletic event will hinder performance, where mosquitoes go during the daytime, the ridiculous nuclear launch code previously used by the US at all minuteman silos and why vitamins make urine bright yellow. Click here to […]
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This is a weekly wrap of our popular Daily Knowledge Newsletter. You can get that newsletter for free here. The Strange Story of the First Olympian Disqualified for Doping Olympians have been bending (and occasionally breaking) the rules in an effort to give themselves an edge over the competition since the games began. Despite this, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) […]
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In this week’s “best of” our YouTube channel, we discuss how soap actually works given that it does not kill bacteria, why no one would be caught dead using the official Olympic salute anymore, why Michael Jackson’s skin turned white as he got older, why Olympians wear colored tape, that time the Olympics flag went missing for almost a century […]
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This is a weekly wrap of our popular Daily Knowledge Newsletter. You can get that newsletter for free here. What Does the Dangly Thing in the Back of Your Throat Do Hanging from the back edge of your soft palate, the palatine uvula seems to serve several functions, none of which are particularly necessary for most people, which is why […]
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In this week’s “best of” our YouTube channel, we discuss what causes dark circles under your eyes, the dogs aboard the Titanic, the shocking record for the youngest person to ever give birth and more. Click here to subscribe to our YouTube Channel for many more videos like this. How Drilling a 14 in. Hole Created a 1.3K ft Deep […]
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This is a weekly wrap of our popular Daily Knowledge Newsletter. You can get that newsletter for free here. The Husband and Wife Team That Gave the World the First Car, and the Road Trip That Saved it From Obscurity We may not have flying cars quite yet, but the ground-bound automobile is the world’s second most popular mode of […]
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In this week’s “best of” our YouTube channel, we discuss whether or not drinking alcohol will really help prevent hypothermia, how an Etch a Sketch works, what causes strokes, how clean a dog’s mouth really is and more. Click here to subscribe to our YouTube Channel for many more videos like this. Does Drinking Alcohol Really Help Prevent Hypothermia? How […]
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This is a weekly wrap of our popular Daily Knowledge Newsletter. You can get that newsletter for free here. The Dentist Who Helped Make Cotton Candy a Thing While candy floss / cotton candy-like spun-sugar confectioneries have been around since at least the 15th century, if not earlier, it’s only been recently that cotton candy has been something practical to […]
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In this week’s “best of” our YouTube channel, we look at why we knock on wood, the woman who is widely deemed within the jeans industry to have the “perfect butt”, why black cats are considered bad luck, the blind man who invented cruise control, how a heart attack works and 10 amazing facts. Click here to subscribe to our […]
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This is a weekly wrap of our popular Daily Knowledge Newsletter. You can get that newsletter for free here. What Are Sea-Monkeys? The product of a collaboration between a marketer and inventor and a marine biologist, Sea-Monkeys are a hybrid of several species of brine shrimp (Artemia), bred to have a particularly long dormant period, as well as to foster […]
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In this week’s “best of” our YouTube channel, we share 10 amazing facts, as well as look at whether or not eating your boogers is good for you, if eating poppy seeds can really cause you to fail a drug test, what causes blisters, and how blind people dream. Click here to subscribe to our YouTube Channel for many more […]
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This is a weekly wrap of our popular Daily Knowledge Newsletter. You can get that newsletter for free here. The Declaration of Independence Was Approved on July 2nd And Signed on August 2nd, So Why Is July 4th Independence Day? While it is often said that the Declaration of Independence was signed on July 4, 1776, this isn’t actually correct. […]
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In this week’s “best of” our YouTube channel, we look at how clownfish breed despite that they are all born male, why crocodiles shed tears when they eat, what causes lactose intolerance, the 13 virtues that Ben Franklin tried to live his life by, what cause the clicking sound your turn signal makes, why the Earth is the hottest when […]
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This is a weekly wrap of our popular Daily Knowledge Newsletter. You can get that newsletter for free here. When Rubber Duckies Started Making Bath Time Lots of Fun In 1970, everyone’s favorite orange roommate sang a song to his bathtime buddy. “Oh, rubber duckie, you’re the one. You make bathtime lots of fun,” cooed Ernie to his squeaky yellow […]
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In this week’s “best of” our YouTube channel, we look at why people today are taller than people historically, what Neil Armstrong really said when he first stepped on the Moon, whether or not aerosol sprays damage the ozone layer, the story of Herbert K Pililaau vs. the North Korean Army, and how “Rx” means and where it came from. […]
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This is a weekly wrap of our popular Daily Knowledge Newsletter. You can get that newsletter for free here. Why Are You Not Supposed to Use Twice Boiled Water for Tea There’s a rather persistent idea that “reboiling” water (i.e. boiling water two or more times and allowing it to cool in-between) while making a cup of tea is potentially […]
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In this week’s “best of” our YouTube channel, we share 10 amazing facts, then answer the questions- why some countries refrigerate eggs and others don’t, why spicy foods cause your nose to run, where the dollar sign comes from, why there are not many female commercial airline pilots, if it’s safe to eat cheese rinds and why people seem to […]
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