In case you missed a post or two this month, here’s a quick recap of what we covered during the month of August:
Questions We Asked –
Who Named The Days of The Week? – Fun fact: the week used to be 8 days long.
Where Did The Term Smack Dab Come From? – Learn about the term that dates all the way back to 1892.
Where Did The Custom of Getting on one Knee to Propose Marriage Come From? – It is a little hazy where the one-knee-proposal came from, but one thing seems to be clear…it has nothing to do with football.
Things We Learned –
What Has Made Jason Segel So Successful – We may never have heard of the actor if not for a little advice from Judd Apatow.
Why It Is So Hard To Take Your Own Advice – Here’s why we can identify other people’s problems, but at the same time be blinded by our own.
One Good Thing About Not Having Teeth – A real life example of a man whose glass is half full.
The Side Effects Of Comparing Ourselves To Others – Developing Muppet-its, chronic swelling of the ego & much more.
How To Make Something Less Scary – This is the cutest, strangest advice I’ve ever given.
Fun With Numbers –
5 Things We Can Learn From A TV Remote – We can learn quite a lot from an object that conveys power and is the source of many fights.
10 More Strange But True Facts – Did you know hippo milk is pink? Wait what…hippos produce milk?
$80 million Does Not Make Change Easier – Take it from this NBA star.
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