Speed and sports fascinate me. Some sports don’t require running speed, so I won’t mention those in this blog post (except to give two examples: golf and bowling). Who are the fastest athletes in their sport all time? I’ll start from the slowest to fastest leaders in their sport. There are countless sports so I’ll … Read more
Yesterday, I revealed the first website so today I will unveil the Earth’s first blog! Unfortunately, no one is certain of the first blog. The term “blog” didn’t even appear until 1999. Peter Merholz broke up that phrase into “we blog” and “blog” caught fire as both a noun and verb. This gave me an … Read more
Blogging about The Guinness Book of World Records got me thinking of all types of records. The latest was, “What was the first website?” Thanks to the power of AI and the Internet, I got my answer…and that website still works! Here it is: https://info.cern.ch/ You can even browse the first website using a simulated … Read more
Paper cash appears to be disappearing in favor of digital cash. Many places only take credit cards now. But where did paper cash come from? It originated in the same place as paper…in China. While paper started being made sometime between the 2nd Century BC and 3rd Century AD in China, paper money came later. … Read more
We still haven’t found the city of Akkad, the capital of the Akkadian Empire. This is the world’s oldest known empire, founded in 2334 BC. Despite all the evidence of this empire, and all the archaeological work done in Mesopotamia, the city of Akkad remains lost. What makes this the first empire? It was the … Read more
We just had Pi Day on the 14th, the Ides of March on the 15th, and will have St. Patrick’s Day on the 17th. What about poor old March 16th? I felt I had to pay tribute to this date. There are some obscure observances (not sure if some are holidays) on this date. But … Read more
Today is the historic day of the Ides of March aka March 15th. Julius Caesar was assassinated in the Roman Senate 2,067 years ago. This famous event became even more popular by William Shakespeare’s tragedy Julius Caesar. The “Ides of March” become immortalized when a soothsayer in this tragic play warns Julius Caesar to “beware … Read more
Happy Pi Day! It’s 3-14 aka 3.14 aka March 14th, 2024. It’s especially happy for the Bitcoin community. A man of monumental fraud and vindictiveness has lost his court case today! He has gotten a big pie in his face by a British court! His name is Craig Steve Wright aka CSW aka #Faketoshi aka … Read more
Speed is sought by all. Don’t you want to do all sorts of things faster? Things like all your chores and busy work! You’d like to have a faster car and a faster commute? You want your sports team to have faster players? So what is the fastest thing? The fastest swimmer is the sailfish. … Read more
Anyone else have funnel cake? It is a delicious feature at county fairs, carnivals, and theme parks. It’s another excuse to post a photo of some tasty dessert. I need some fruit glaze and whipped cream to finish things off. I couldn’t find a royalty-free photo with a fruit topping! Do you have a favorite … Read more