Coffee Over Tea in the United States
It seems odd on that surface that in the United States, with its cultural roots in …
Modern History
For the Love of Dog
I was interested in the idea of “universal values” and began looking at examples around the …
It is Now Time to “Pull out all the Stops!”- The Cool Story Behind a Common Phrase.
When we say we are going to “pull out all the stops,” we are saying we …
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Historian mini-rant: NAPOLEON DID NOT HAVE A NAPOLEON COMPLEX!
I was reading a respected news site today and they had an article talking about a …
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April Fools’ Day! Why?
Where did April Fools’ Day come from? In a previous post I spoke about how January …
The Odd Origin of the Smithsonian Institution
The Smithsonian is a wonderful, amazing place (well…19 places). It is America’s national museum(s). The only …
Fun Fact St. Patrick’s Day Edition:
St. Patrick’s Day was never really a huge deal in Ireland. It was Irish immigrants in …
Christmas Fun Fact of the Day: Humbug!
At the office today we got into a discussion about the Grinch, which got me thinking about the …
The distance between Marathon and Athens is NOT a Marathon. Wait What?
Statue of Pheidippides, the famous original marathon runner along the road from Marathon to Athens. The …
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Fun Fact of the Day: Weird Quirk of English Language History: The Animal vs. What we Eat
Why is it that the bird is a “Chicken” but we eat “Poultry?” The animal is …
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