Category: More You Know

James K. Polk and Warren G. Harding were both born on the same day of November 2, 1795. (Source: National Constitution Center) The wombat forms their cube-shaped feces in the lower intestine. (Source: CNN World) A mash-up of two words to make a new word is called a portmanteau. (Source: Merriam-Webster) The Flintstones became the

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I decided to look up what is the most profitable book genres. More women probably gravitate toward romance than men. More men probably gravitate toward cars and motorcycles. I don’t know who in their right mind would want to read a book about bowling or fishing. I consider both boring in most cases although between

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It’s interesting to look at the richest countries in the world in terms of GDP Nominal (unadjusted for the effects of inflation) and GDP Per Capita (in thousands) in 2020. The countries in the top ten list have little change within the last year. Information for top ten richest countries is from Investopedia. United States

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According to the world population review, Asia accounts for the most of the population at basically 60%. It’s not surprising since China has over a billion plus people living in their country. For its land mass, Africa and Europe coming second and third is not surprising either. North America and South America are fourth and

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I’ve never watched a football game in my life. The same goes for any Super Bowl or commercials. Despite this, I made a list of the Super Bowl winners from 1967 to 2021. The teams that have won the most Super Bowls are the Pittsburgh Steelers and New England Patriots with six each. The Dallas

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U.S. Presidents came with various pets when they occupied the White House.  The most common were various dog and cat breeds.  There were other animals roaming the grounds from ponies and horses, different birds such as parrots, parakeets, mockingbirds, macaws, and canaries.  There were also grizzly and black bears, goats, rabbits, racoons, and opossums, silkworms,

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In tradition, I tend to post information that is relevant to what is occurring in the world. The Presidential inauguration will occur next week in the U.S. What are some of the past inauguration facts? Here they are and sources are from Politifact, Wikipedia, and Britannia. In 1789, George Washington had the shorted inaugural address

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If you’re wondering what U.S. cities that keep their promises in terms of its people with NY resolutions, the partial list is below by Wallet Hub. If you want to know their full list and other information, click on the photo below. It gives you the methodology used as well. Rank  U.S. City/State 1 Scottsdale,

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I have a small box where I keep my stamps. They keep them in my wooden desk drawer that used to belong to my mom. It’s made of wood and has been held together with nails and glue. It isn’t fancy but I keep it for sentimental value. I should’ve started a stamp collection in

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Long gone are the days of wooden rollercoasters (in most cases). There seems be some difference in how fast Do-Dodonopa gets and where the rollercoasters fall on the spectrum. Only the top three fastest rollercoasters were the same from all the sources.  Therefore, I did not order them by number. Here are the 16 fastest

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I’ve been wondering what I should write about and since my iPhone 5s went bust due to it being obsolete, I finally made the decision to buy a new phone. I’ve been without one for a week, not able to call people, although I could text and look on the internet. The saying is true.

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Since I’m watching The Crown, I decided to look up the Prime Ministers who served alongside the King or Queen of England.  They were either of the Whig, Conservative, Tory, Liberal, Labour, or National Labour party.  For obvious reasons due to the political climate or recent timing, Winston Churchill, Margaret Thatcher, Tony Blair, Theresa May

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