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7/18/2023
14 : 54
Now I Know: The Third Little Pig's Guide to Computer Hardware
The bricks were basically sticks, though. View this email in your browser · Missed one? Visit the Archives Fun meta-fact: I started writing this story five years ago, forgot about it, rediscovered it
7/17/2023
13 : 34
Now I Know: How iTunes Saved Dunder Mifflin
Technology helps paper sell? View this email in your browser · Missed one? Visit the Archives Hope you had a great weekend! -- Dan How iTunes Saved Dunder Mifflin Every year, starting in the fall,
7/16/2023
14 : 54
Now I Know: The Easiest Way to Find a Missing Tourist
You can't count on this happening very often, though. View this email in your browser · Missed one? Visit the Archives I originally shared this story in 2015 but it keeps reappearing on my radar,
7/16/2023
14 : 24
[Now I Know Offers] Let BetterHelp Find You the Right Therapist!
It's a great day to start something new This is a paid email from my friends at BetterHelp. They're a repeat Now I Know sponsor so I hope you'll check them out! But if you really don't
7/16/2023
14 : 5
Now I Know: If Gilligan's Island Were Real
Well, minus the millionaire. And his wife. And the movie star. And all the rest. View this email in your browser · Missed one? Visit the Archives I've been looking to use this bonus fact *forever*.
7/16/2023
13 : 34
The Weekender from Now I Know
A look back for a Friday 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 week
7/11/2023
13 : 24
Now I Know: The Flight That Went Nuts
Sometimes you feel like a plate, sometimes you don't. View this email in your browser · Missed one? Visit the Archives I don't particularly like macadamia nuts. -- Dan The Flight That Went Nuts
7/10/2023
13 : 34
Now I Know: "A Nude Horse is a Rude Horse"
Why Goofy is OK but Pluto isn't? View this email in your browser · Missed one? Visit the Archives Hope you had a good weekend! -- Dan "A Nude Horse is a Rude Horse" On May 27, 1959, a man
7/7/2023
14 : 44
Now I Know: The Chicken Story I Don't Know How to Write About
It's the Now I Know Weekender! 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
7/6/2023
13 : 24
Now I Know: Why Did This Tropical Island Have Igloos on Its Flag?
Turks, Caicos, and Ice? View this email in your browser · Missed one? Visit the Archives Hi! This is a re-run from 2016, with a few minor updates. Enjoy! -- Dan Why Did This Tropical Island Have Igloos
7/5/2023
13 : 54
Now I Know: The Cold War's Most Important Hot Dog Stand
Sorry, Joey Chestnut View this email in your browser · Missed one? Visit the Archives I have a vague recollection of writing about this before, but I can't find it if I have. Maybe I've just
7/3/2023
14 : 14
Now I Know: Minecraft 1, Censorship 0
Welcome to the Uncensored Library View this email in your browser · Missed one? Visit the Archives Hope you had a good weekend. I'm taking tomorrow off for the 4th of July -- see you Wednesday! --
6/30/2023
14 : 14
The Weekender from Now I Know
I think this is going to be a short one. 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
6/29/2023
14 : 54
Now I Know: North Korea' Crappy Way to Feed People
I only used that word because it's literally true. View this email in your browser · Missed one? Visit the Archives I don't like to use choice language in subject lines, if at all, but in this
6/28/2023
14 : 14
Now I Know: Why (Some) Coins Have Ridges
An early example of anti-counterfeit tech View this email in your browser · Missed one? Visit the Archives This is a rerun from seven years ago. Enjoy! -- Dan Why (Some) Coins Have Ridges Pictured
6/27/2023
13 : 34
Now I Know: The Record Setting Olympian Who Was Lost to History
And he didn't even get his medal. View this email in your browser · Missed one? Visit the Archives There are so many weird stories from early Olympics, you could probably write a book about it. I
6/26/2023
13 : 35
Now I Know: When Exercise Was Actually Torture
Exercise is good for you, but its origins aren't always fitness-related View this email in your browser · Missed one? Visit the Archives Thanks to Alex L. for sharing a TikTok with me about this.
6/23/2023
13 : 45
Now I Know: Happy 13th Birthday to Now I Know!
A thank you, from me 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 week. On
6/22/2023
13 : 54
Now I Know: A Tree* Grows* in Brooklyn*
* = close enough? View this email in your browser · Missed one? Visit the Archives I really like this subject line/title. Even though I never read the book (which is apparently very long). -- Dan A
6/21/2023
13 : 24
Now I Know: This Traffic Light is Out of Order. But Don't Worry: It's Working Fine.
Green Light, Red Light View this email in your browser · Missed one? Visit the Archives Due to a scheduling faux pas on my end, this is an unplanned re-run, but that's OK because it's one of my