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9/16/2022
14 : 54
Now I Know: Reconstruction and My "Known Unknowns"
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
9/15/2022
14 : 44
Now I Know: The Importance of Manatee Farts
Mammalian swimming -- it's a gas! View this email in your browser · Missed one? Visit the Archives Unrelated to the below, today is the anniversary of one of the worst marketing stunts in history.
9/15/2022
0 : 45
Now I Know: Flying the Hungry Skies
How to get pizza in the middle of Nomewhere View this email in your browser · Missed one? Visit the Archives Reindeer... not for me. -- Dan Flying the Hungry Skies Nome, Alaska, is located on the coast
9/15/2022
0 : 44
[Now I Know Offers] Let Hunt a Killer Bring a Mystery into Your Home
do you want to play a game? Hi! This is a paid email from my friends at Hunt a Killer. They're great and you should absolutely try their service. But if you really don't like emails like this,
9/13/2022
14 : 34
Now I Know: The Last Straw
100 years ago today, there was a rather violent fight over... hats? Yeah, hats. View this email in your browser · Missed one? Visit the Archives This is a re-run, shared today because it's the
9/12/2022
14 : 54
Now I Know: The Real Movie That Created Fake Students
On the plus side, maybe it created a weird new revenue stream? View this email in your browser · Missed one? Visit the Archives Hope you had a great weekend! Unrelated to the below, today is the 60th
9/9/2022
14 : 14
Now I Know: Wikipedia's Secret Sauce
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
9/8/2022
14 : 14
Now I Know: A Little Alcohol Problem
The terror of tiny bottles? View this email in your browser · Missed one? Visit the Archives This is a re-run from September 2014, and I still get a chuckle out of it... and out of the nominative
9/7/2022
14 : 44
Now I Know: How Spider-Man's Nemesis Aided Real-Life Law Enforcement
In the comic, he was a bad guy. But in the real world, did he help STOP crime? View this email in your browser · Missed one? Visit the Archives Thanks to reader Dan H. for sharing today's story
9/6/2022
15 : 24
Now I Know: What About Bob (dot com)?
An early story of a domain name dispute View this email in your browser · Missed one? Visit the Archives Hope you had a good long weekend! If you were wondering why there was no Now I Know yesterday,
9/2/2022
14 : 24
Now I Know: What the "Axe/Raft Mix" Is
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
9/1/2022
14 : 54
Now I Know: The Wisdom of Crowds of Sports Fans?
I guess when you lose two out of every three games, the people in the seats can't be much worse. View this email in your browser · Missed one? Visit the Archives Thanks to Jason S. for reminding me
8/31/2022
14 : 34
Now I Know: The Almost-War Over a Bear's Missing Privates
There are no puns in this title. This is about a time that two areas almost went to war over a bear's you-know-what. View this email in your browser · Missed one? Visit the Archives You'll note
8/30/2022
14 : 24
Now I Know: The Glow-in-the-Dark Watches That Also Killed People
And also, the weird energy drinks of the 1920s View this email in your browser · Missed one? Visit the Archives Thank you to Marina F. for suggesting this topic! Marina sent me a note about it in
8/29/2022
14 : 44
Now I Know: Children of the Box
A Finnish way to get a head start! View this email in your browser · Missed one? Visit the Archives The weekend got away from me, so please enjoy this re-run from July 2013!. -- Dan Children of the Box
8/26/2022
14 : 24
The Now I Know Weekender: They Almost Got My Goat
"Trust, but verify" is a good way to walk through life 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
8/25/2022
15 : 24
Now I Know: How to Get Supplies to an Underwater Laboratory
It's fast, it's efficient, it's pretty safe, and it squeaks! View this email in your browser · Missed one? Visit the Archives I'm re-reading The Martian so I guess my mind is being
8/24/2022
14 : 44
Now I Know: Obtuse and Acute
The most controversial triangle in New York City? View this email in your browser · Missed one? Visit the Archives This is a re-run from 2015. I cited Wikipedia a lot in it, not sure why, but I
8/23/2022
15 : 26
Now I Know: Why Barber's Poles Have All Those Stripes
And why they're poles in the first place View this email in your browser · Missed one? Visit the Archives Thanks to my brother Adam for suggesting that I write about this one, even though he
8/22/2022
14 : 54
Now I Know: Why U-Hauls Pretend to be From Arizona
You can say you live there even if you've never been there, but only if you're an eligible vehicle. View this email in your browser · Missed one? Visit the Archives Credit for today's story