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11/7/2023
14 : 34
Now I Know: The Man Who Sued Himself (and the IRS) and Won
As he probably should have. View this email in your browser · Missed one? Visit the Archives The bonus fact is brilliant (except that it didn't work). -- Dan The Man Who Sued Himself (and the IRS)
11/6/2023
14 : 24
Now I Know: The Girl With Two Twin Sisters
An impossibility that only a mistake can create View this email in your browser · Missed one? Visit the Archives Hope you had a good weekend! Also, if you liked the bonus fact, the docuseries "A
11/3/2023
14 : 34
Now I Know: More on Spaceship Design (and a Book Recommendation)
Nerding out a little bit more View this email in your browser · Missed an issue? Click here! If you're new to Now I Know, you'll notice that today's format is different than the rest of the
11/2/2023
14 : 24
Now I Know: New Jersey's Fake Sister
On the plus side, it's cheap to travel there. (Use your imagination.) View this email in your browser · Missed one? Visit the Archives This is embarrassing. For Newark, I mean. -- Dan New
11/1/2023
13 : 24
Now I Know: The Problem With 500 Pounds of Pennies
And motor oil, if we're being fair. View this email in your browser · Missed one? Visit the Archives There's a lesson to be learned from this one. -- Dan The Problem With 500 Pounds of Pennies
10/31/2023
13 : 34
Now I Know: Where Did the Fear of Poisoned Halloween Candy Come From?
Like ghosts and goblins, it's a myth View this email in your browser · Missed one? Visit the Archives Happy Halloween! This is a re-run that, I think, was originally in one of my books (which is
10/30/2023
13 : 34
Now I Know: The United States/North Korea Alliance of 2007
Friends, for a day! View this email in your browser · Missed one? Visit the Archives Hope you had a good weekend! -- Dan The United States/North Korea Alliance of 2007 For most of the first half of the
10/27/2023
13 : 54
The Now I Know Weekender
Always going forward cuz we can't find reverse View this email in your browser · Missed an issue? Click here! If you're new to Now I Know, you'll notice that today's format is different
10/26/2023
14 : 34
Now I Know: Why Dorothy Couldn't Surrender
No ruby slippers in this one, though. View this email in your browser · Missed one? Visit the Archives While writing the bonus fact, I remembered another story... one I hope to share soon! (Yes,
10/25/2023
15 : 4
Now I Know: Paved With Good Intentions
The road to you know what View this email in your browser · Missed one? Visit the Archives This is a re-run from 2013 -- a decade ago! -- so I hope it's new to you. -- Dan Paved With Good
10/24/2023
13 : 24
Now I Know: Everybody Was Kung Fu Panda Fighting
And it was a little bit frightening. Well, the aftermath was, probably. For that one guy. View this email in your browser · Missed one? Visit the Archives There are more absurd crimes to commit, I'
10/24/2023
4 : 44
Now I Know: Friday the 13th, Part IV (I think)
Mr. Rogers versus paraskevidekatriaphobia View this email in your browser · Missed an issue? Click here! If you're new to Now I Know, you'll notice that today's format is different than the
10/23/2023
13 : 24
Now I Know: The Giant Pink Bunny in the Middle of Nowhere
Well, it *was* pink. Originally. View this email in your browser · Missed one? Visit the Archives Hope you had a good weekend! -- Dan The Giant Pink Bunny in the Middle of Nowhere The Italian village
10/20/2023
14 : 54
Now I Know: Let's Do Some Ditloids!
They're number puzzles! They're word puzzles! They're great! View this email in your browser · Missed an issue? Click here! If you're new to Now I Know, you'll notice that
10/19/2023
14 : 24
Now I Know: The College Tuition Hack That Apparently Doesn't Work
The only things that are certain are death, taxes, ... and tuition? View this email in your browser · Missed one? Visit the Archives I think this *would* work at many American schools, although not
10/19/2023
3 : 54
Now I Know: An Awkward Phone Call from Mom
Family + politics = a great moment of television View this email in your browser · Missed one? Visit the Archives Hope you had a good weekend! -- Dan An Awkward Phone Call from Mom In the United States
10/19/2023
3 : 34
Now I Know: The Halloween Costume You Can’t Buy
Only you can make-your-own forest fires-prevention outfit View this email in your browser · Missed one? Visit the Archives I showed the picture below to a few people under the age of 25, asked who it
10/19/2023
3 : 11
Now I Know: Why Mario Has a Mustache
It has nothing to do with being a plumber. View this email in your browser · Missed one? Visit the Archives I just learned yesterday that there's a new Super Mario game coming this week, so,
10/10/2023
13 : 34
Now I Know: The Least Likely Hockey All-Star
The fans get what they want! View this email in your browser · Missed one? Visit the Archives As you can probably guess, I'm personally rather shaken by the terrorist attacks in Israel. If you'
10/9/2023
13 : 34
Now I Know: When Christopher Columbus Made the Moon Disappear
This wasn't so nice View this email in your browser · Missed one? Visit the Archives Today is Columbus Day, a federal holiday in the US, so I'm taking it off and sharing a re-run about Columbus