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11/17/2021
16 : 34
Now I Know: Slinky Magic
How to temporarily suspend gravity View this email in your browser · Missed one? Visit the Archives A couple of days ago, one of my kids told me how Slinkys do this really cool thing if you drop them,
11/16/2021
17 : 24
Now I Know: How Ben Franklin Killed the Competition
Poor Richard, in poor taste? View this email in your browser · Missed one? Visit the Archives To be clear in the below, Ben Franklin and Richard Saunders are the same persion. I think that's
11/15/2021
16 : 44
Now I Know: The Boy Who Shared His Wish
A story of kindness View this email in your browser · Missed one? Visit the Archives Hope you had a good weekend! -- Dan The Boy Who Shared His Wish Christopher James Greicius was a 7-year-old in
11/12/2021
16 : 44
How and Why the Sausage Is Made
A story about a story about sausages. View this email in your browser · Missed an issue? Click here! How and Why the Sausage Is Made Hi! Another Friday, another Now I Know Weekender edition! As long-
11/11/2021
16 : 24
Now I Know: The Price Is Fixed
PLINKO! View this email in your browser · Missed one? Visit the Archives Today is Veterans Day and I meant to take it off, but I forgot to mention it previously, so instead, I'm sharing this (
11/10/2021
17 : 24
Now I Know: The Somewhat-Fake Sausage That Saved Lives
Auto-da-fé, what's an auto-da-fé? View this email in your browser · Missed one? Visit the Archives I know a lot about the history of kosher food... and this was still new to me when I discovered it
11/9/2021
19 : 34
I hope you're enjoying Now I Know!
(And I hope you'll tell a friend!) View this email in your browser · Missed one? Visit the Archives Thanks For Reading! Three weeks ago -- give or take a day -- you first signed up for Now I Know.
11/9/2021
16 : 4
Now I Know: The Day Fake Wrestling Became Real
Four years one score ago, the a Hart was broken View this email in your browser · Missed one? Visit the Archives This is a re-run from the summer of 2015, shared today today because it's the
11/8/2021
17 : 14
Now I Know: The Luggage Loophole That Isn't
If you're going to try this, try it at home -- not 30000 feet above View this email in your browser · Missed one? Visit the Archives Hope you had a good weekend! -- Dan The Luggage Loophole That
11/5/2021
16 : 34
Why We Still Have Daylight Saving Time (Maybe)
And some other stuff. View this email in your browser · Missed an issue? Click here! Why We Still Have Daylight Saving Time (Maybe) Hi! Another Friday, another Now I Know Weekender edition! Today's
11/3/2021
15 : 34
Now I Know: How to Brew an Economy
Also: the cause of, and solution to, drunk driving? View this email in your browser · Missed one? Visit the Archives This was a fun one to write -- I had to give myself a crash course in Cameroon beer
11/2/2021
21 : 34
The $1000 Holiday Gift Giving Giveaway from Now I Know
good luck and may the force be with you View this email in your browser Archives · Privacy Policy Forward to a Friend · Share on Facebook · Share on Twitter Hi again! As I mentioned again this morning,
11/2/2021
16 : 14
Now I Know: The Swampy Loophole in the Georgia Constitution
You don't have to go there but you can't stay here View this email in your browser · Missed one? Visit the Archives Today is Election Day in the US -- if you're eligible, please take a few
11/1/2021
15 : 54
Now I Know: The Costume That Was a Trick
No treats here, but maybe an insight into public safety? View this email in your browser · Missed one? Visit the Archives Sorry that this is hitting your inbox so late -- Halloween got the better of me
10/29/2021
16 : 14
Now I Know: How To Get Rid of Lots of Old Books
Thanks to all of you for solving the problem! View this email in your browser · Missed an issue? Click here! How to Get Rid of Lots of Old Books Hi! Two weeks ago, I asked for your help: I had a lot of
10/28/2021
15 : 4
Now I Know: "An Incredible Amount of Bananas"
Also: Rice, Eggplant, and Dog Food View this email in your browser · Missed one? Visit the Archives Unexpectedly, due to some technical issues and my inability to read my calendar (those are unrelated)
10/27/2021
15 : 54
Now I Know: The Odd Depths of Preserving Plutonium
If it didn't go that way, the plutonium really would have been Pu! View this email in your browser · Missed one? Visit the Archives I don't like the title of this one -- if you have any
10/26/2021
15 : 34
Now I Know: Cook 'Em Horns!
A University of Texas tradition that takes an unusual turn -- and then has an even stranger ending View this email in your browser · Missed one? Visit the Archives This is a rerun from 2014, and a
10/25/2021
15 : 24
Now I Know: A Great Example of Quiche Thinking
Imagine de Gaulle it must have taken to pull this one off! View this email in your browser · Missed one? Visit the Archives Hope you had a great weekend -- and that you don't mind my corny title. -
10/25/2021
7 : 44
Now I Know: The Accidental Pet Feeding Hero of 2016
The wrong place and the wrong time View this email in your browser · Missed one? Visit the Archives "Hero" really isn't the right word here -- while this guy likely saved a lot of pets,