NeatoShop Mega Sale

Our very good friends over at Neatorama are currently running a Black Friday weekend sale in their popular NeatoShop.  They are offering all their awesome shirts for just $14.95 each and are also giving free world wide shipping (yes, world-wide) on orders over $75. The sale runs now until Sunday the 30th at 11:59pm. So if you’re looking for some […]

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Podcast Episode #284: Black Friday

In this episode, you’re going to learn how Black Friday got started, the real reason it’s called that, and a few other interesting facts about this “supposed” biggest shopping day of the year. [TRANSCRIPT] Don’t miss future episodes of this podcast, subscribe here: iTunes | RSS/XML You can also find more episodes by going here: Daily Knowledge Podcast

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Tapioca and Cyanide

Little pearls swimming in a creamy custard flavored with vanilla or lemon, many of us have fond (and others not so fond) childhood memories of tapioca pudding. Although this staple dessert of the 1970s went out of vogue for a while, today it’s making a comeback. You may not know, however, that the tapioca we use is a refined product […]

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This Day in History: November 28th

This Day In History: November 28, 1925 On November 28, 1925 at 8 p.m., George D. Hay, who dubbed himself “The Solemn Old Judge”, and an 80-year-old fiddler named “Uncle” Jimmy Thompson launched the inaugural broadcast of the Grand Ole Opry, the longest continuously running radio program in history. As you might have guessed from the date, the Grand Ole […]

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Podcast Episode #283: Sarah Josepha Hale, Mary Had a Little Lamb, and the Origin of the Thanksgiving Holiday

In this episode, you’re going to learn how one of the great, but little known today, women in American history brought about the United States’ Thanksgiving holiday, as well as introduced most of the traditions now commonly associated with that holiday, including what we eat.  You’re also going to learn what this has to do with “Mary Had a Little […]

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Why Does a Mailbox That is Essentially a Container With a Door Need “Approved by the Postmaster General”?

James I. asks: I was at Lowes and noticed mailboxes say “approved by the postmaster general”. What specifications do a mailbox need to reach to be approved in this way? I mean, it’s a box with a little door and a flag. Are those the requirements? What’s the process here? Thanks! While the United States Postal Service (USPS) and the […]

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Origin of “Penny Wise and Pound Foolish,” and Some of History’s Other Most Insightful Quotes about Money

Andy L. asks: Who first said “penny wise and a pound foolish”? The person credited with coining the phrase, “penny wise and pound foolish,” Robert Burton, also said about writers, “They lard their lean books with the fat of others’ works,” and “We can say nothing but what hath been said.” So, with Robert Burton’s insight in mind, here’s a […]

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