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Weekly Wrap Volume 29

This is a weekly wrap of our Daily Knowledge Newsletter. You can get that newsletter for free here. The “House of Horrors” Hotel and One of America’s First Serial Killers Herman Webster Mudgett was born in 1861 in New Hampshire to a relatively wealthy family. He was reportedly extremely intelligent from a young age, and went on to study medicine […]

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Weekly Wrap Volume 28

This is a weekly wrap of our Daily Knowledge Newsletter. You can get that newsletter for free here. Why Buffalo Wings Are Called That Unsurprisingly, neither the origin of the name nor the food item itself have anything to do with actual buffalo, nor American Bison which many people call buffalo even though they are not. Rather, this tasty item […]

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Weekly Wrap Volume 27

This is a weekly wrap of our Daily Knowledge Newsletter. You can get that newsletter for free here. The Difference Between Brown and White Eggs There are all sorts of rumours surrounding brown eggs and white eggs. Some people say that brown eggs are better for you and contain more nutrients; some people think brown eggs taste better; some think […]

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Weekly Wrap Volume 26

This is a weekly wrap of our Daily Knowledge Newsletter. You can get that newsletter for free here. When a Tulip Cost More than a House Despite how it sounds, “Tulipmania” does not refer to just a general love of tulips; it was actually one the world’s first recorded major financial bubbles. Long before the dot com frenzy or the […]

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Weekly Wrap: Volume 25

This is a weekly wrap of our Daily Knowledge Newsletter. You can get that newsletter for free here. Why There Is No E in the A-F Grading Scale Some schools do hand out E letter grades instead of an F, but they are in the minority. A majority of schools in the United States, particularly beyond primary age, give grades […]

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Weekly Wrap Volume 24

This is a weekly wrap of our Daily Knowledge Newsletter. You can get that newsletter for free here. The Woman Who Survived All Three Disasters Aboard the Sister Ships: the Titanic, Britannic, and Olympic Violet Jessop enjoyed incredible “luck” from a young age. Born in 1887 in Argentina to Irish immigrants, she contracted tuberculosis as a young child and was […]

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Weekly Wrap Volume 22

This is a weekly wrap of our Daily Knowledge Newsletter. You can get that newsletter for free here. From Dream to 3-D Reality: The Fascinating Origin of Pixar Before a story about toys, before monsters went corporate, before anyone went searching for Nemo, and before twenty seven Academy Awards, Pixar was a high-end computer hardware company whose  clients included the […]

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Weekly Wrap Volume 21

This is a weekly wrap of our Daily Knowledge Newsletter. You can get that newsletter for free here. The Actress Who Died on Stage While Portraying Her Theatrical Death Several artists have died on stage while conducting live performances; however, one case is highly unique and probably the most ironic at the same time. The incident involved actress Edith Webster. […]

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Weekly Wrap Volume 20

This is a weekly wrap of our Daily Knowledge Newsletter. You can get that newsletter for free here. Why We Sing “Auld Lang Syne” on New Year’s Eve This tradition is mostly thanks to Guy Lombardo and the Royal Canadian Band. While their work is largely unknown to those born in the last few decades, the band has sold over […]

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Weekly Wrap Volume 19

This is a weekly wrap of our Daily Knowledge Newsletter. You can get that newsletter for free here. John Lennon and the Making of His Last Album When John Lennon and Yoko Ono stepped into New York’s “The Hit Factory” on August 7, 1980, it was quite the occasion. John was returning to the music-making game after a five year […]

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Weekly Wrap Volume 18

This is a weekly wrap of our Daily Knowledge Newsletter. You can get that newsletter for free here. The Man Who was Stuck in the 1950s Henry Gustav Molaison, who came to be known by his initials, H.M., was studied from 1957 until his death in 2008. From an early age, H.M. suffered from severe epilepsy that was blamed on […]

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Weekly Wrap Volume 17

This is a weekly wrap of our Daily Knowledge Newsletter. You can get that newsletter for free here. The Soviet Superman: Red Son If you’ve ever sat around thinking, “What if Superman was a communist?”  (Who hasn’t, right?) Well, wonder no more. The answer was masterfully provided in Superman: Red Son written by famed comic book writer and member of […]

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Weekly Wrap Volume 16

This is a weekly wrap of our Daily Knowledge Newsletter. You can get that newsletter for free here. The Exploding Anti-Tank Dogs of WWII These dogs, usually Alsatians, were also called “Hundminen” or “dog mines.” They were  trained to carry explosives on their bodies to enemy tanks, where they would then be detonated. No, it did not end very well […]

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Weekly Wrap Volume 15

This is a weekly wrap of our Daily Knowledge Newsletter. You can get that newsletter for free here. Why a Turkey is Called a Turkey In the sixteenth century, when North American turkeys were first introduced en masse to Europe, there was another bird that was popularly imported throughout Europe and, most relevant to this article, England, called a guinea […]

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Weekly Wrap Volume 14

This is a weekly wrap of our Daily Knowledge Newsletter. You can get that newsletter for free here. The Difference Between an Asteroid and a Comet A comet is simply a relatively small astronomical object that has a “tail”, known as a coma, which makes up a temporary atmosphere for the comet.  Asteroids, on the other hand, do not exhibit […]

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