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1/9/2023
16 : 4
Now I Know: Grapefruits: The Nuclear Fruit?
They're kind of like the Incredible Hulk View this email in your browser · Missed one? Visit the Archives Hope you had a great weekend! Thanks to reader Jacob S. for sharing this with me back in
1/6/2023
15 : 54
Now I Know: My Goals For the Newsletter, 2023 Edition
What I hope to do over the next 12 months 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
1/5/2023
14 : 44
Now I Know: South Korea's Reverse Gold Rush
Everyone let out a little "Au" View this email in your browser · Missed one? Visit the Archives This is a rerun from the summer of 2012, shared today because the program below launched today
1/4/2023
15 : 34
Now I Know: ... And Then, Their Pants Exploded
When New Zealand's farmers learned a lesson the hard way. View this email in your browser · Missed one? Visit the Archives There's an episode of Mythbusters where they test the history here; I
1/3/2023
15 : 34
Now I Know: The Sesame Seed Backlash of 2023?
The law of unintended consequences remains undefeated View this email in your browser · Missed one? Visit the Archives I don't know what the solution to the problem below is, but if you have a
1/2/2023
14 : 54
Now I Know: Why Can't Californians Buy This Snack?
They're just potato chips but shaped funny, right? View this email in your browser · Missed one? Visit the Archives Happy new year! This is a story that's been sitting on my desk for so long,
12/30/2022
14 : 54
Now I Know: The Year-Ender
Nice knowing you, 2022. 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.
12/29/2022
15 : 4
Now I Know: The Spam Text That Saved Lives
More like "happy BOOM year"? View this email in your browser · Missed one? Visit the Archives This is another re-run -- I was planning on sharing something new but I had some tech issues the
12/28/2022
14 : 54
Now I Know: The American Penny That Told People to Not Be Nosy?
Mind your [ business? View this email in your browser · Missed one? Visit the Archives This is a re-run from August 2013. Enjoy! -- Dan The American Penny That Told People to Not Be Nosy? Pictured
12/27/2022
15 : 4
Now I Know: How a Failed Surgical Instrument Brought Santa Inside
I probably should have shared this BEFORE Christmas, but what can you do! View this email in your browser · Missed one? Visit the Archives I probably should have shared this before Christmas, but alas,
12/26/2022
14 : 54
Now I Know: How Paying Attention in Elementary School Can Save Lives
Meet a hero of the 2004 tsunami View this email in your browser · Missed one? Visit the Archives I hope you had a great Christmas weekend! This is a slow week for email newsletters, so expect a few re-
12/23/2022
15 : 34
Now I Know: Why Does This Town Have a Creepy Statue of Ronald McDonald?
The Story I Should Have Written (But I Don't Have a Time Machine) 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
12/22/2022
15 : 55
Now I Know: He Could See Fine. But He Still Wore His Glasses.
The story of an accidental role model? View this email in your browser · Missed one? Visit the Archives Hope you're having a great week! -- Dan He Could See Fine. But He Still Wore His Glasses. On
12/21/2022
15 : 24
Now I Know: The Episode of Peppa Pig That's Banned in Australia
It's unsafe for kids! Really! I guess. View this email in your browser · Missed one? Visit the Archives As I mentioned on Monday, this week and next are going to be chock full of re-runs. Today is
12/20/2022
15 : 44
Now I Know: Why the NFL Doesn't Play on Saturdays in October and November
The reason why the NFL got to play games last Saturday, but not the Saturday before. View this email in your browser · Missed one? Visit the Archives Sorry to any Colts fans out there. -- Dan Why the
12/19/2022
14 : 54
Now I Know: Ye Old Mispronunciation
It's not pronounced "yeeeeee" View this email in your browser · Missed one? Visit the Archives Hope you had a great weekend! The last two weeks of the year are always very slow (and my
12/16/2022
9 : 24
Now I Know: The Mystery of the "p" in "pH"
Power? Potential? Percent? Maybe we don't know. View this email in your browser · Missed one? Visit the Archives I learned about this via the excellent Depths of Wikipedia Twitter account, which
12/16/2022
9 : 4
Now I Know: The Town in Alabama That Has Huge, Random Sculptures
Billionaires and their money.... View this email in your browser · Missed one? Visit the Archives This story references the brontosaurus, and there's a story behind that dinosaur (and whether it is
12/13/2022
14 : 54
Now I Know: Celebrating Christmas at 36,000 Feet
It's the dad life. View this email in your browser · Missed one? Visit the Archives This is a nice story. I think we need more nice stories. -- Dan Celebrating Christmas at 36000 Feet The holiday
12/12/2022
15 : 44
Now I Know: The Street Vendor Who Made a Fortune Selling Potato Peelers
Or, "Mr. Peeler," for short. View this email in your browser · Missed one? Visit the Archives Hope you had a great weekend! This is a re-run from 2014, shared because a reader insisted I re-