Mr. Know It All: Week 4!

I love to learn new things… Science, Words, Culture. Curiosity drives creativity.

For the month of February, 2015, I’ll be sharing some amazing, odd or just interesting facts. Each week, there will be 7 or more for you to peruse. By the end, think of all the new stuff you’ll have stuffed in your brain!

And now… On with the show!

Week 4 of 4:

Over the past 3 weeks, I’ve posted links to some great sources of information, most of them online articles.

As a final wrap-up to this month of cranial cramming, I’m posting videos from my 9 favorite YouTube channels that cover science and education. Plus, a link to their page to see even more.

Take a look and be sure to subscribe to keep learning new things!

• AsapSCIENCE
  Which Came First? The Chicken Or The Egg?
  
• Crash Course
  The Agricultural Revolution
  
• It’s Ok To Be Smart
  There Was No First Human
  

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Mr. Know It All: Week 3!

I love to learn new things… Science, Words, Culture. Curiosity drives creativity.

For the month of February, 2015, I’ll be sharing some amazing, odd or just interesting facts. Each week, there will be 7 or more for you to peruse. By the end, think of all the new stuff you’ll have stuffed in your brain!

And now… On with the show!

Week 3 of 4:

• Dr. Ruth Westheimer, famed sex psychologist, was trained as a sniper and wounded in battle.
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• Venus has a day that is longer than its year. It also rotates in the opposite direction from the other planets.
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• An ostrich’s eye is bigger than its brain.
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Mr. Know It All: Week 2!

I love to learn new things… Science, Words, Culture. Curiosity drives creativity.

For the month of February, 2015, I’ll be sharing some amazing, odd or just interesting facts. Each week, there will be 7 or more for you to peruse. By the end, think of all the new stuff you’ll have stuffed in your brain!

And now… On with the show!

Week 2 of 4:

• A “Sonic Black Hole” is a phenomenon that doesn’t allow sound to escape.
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• The word “Nostril” originated from “Nose” (nosu) + “Thrill” (thyrel) – which meant “to pierce” or “hole”
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• Cashews are not nuts – they are seeds.
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Mr. Know It All: Week 1!

I love to learn new things… Science, Words, Culture. Curiosity drives creativity.

For the month of February, 2015, I’ll be sharing some amazing, odd or just interesting facts. Each week, there will be 7 or more for you to peruse. By the end, think of all the new stuff you’ll have stuffed in your brain!

And now… On with the show!

Week 1 of 4:

• Sardines are not a fish… they’re a class of fish.
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• The African Hairy Frog breaks his own bones to form claws.
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• The Empire State Building weighs 365,000 tons or 1.46 billion big apples.
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