What did Borodin do on the side?

Daily Trivia / February 10, 2025

The famous Russian composer Aleksandr Borodin was also a respected chemistry professor in St. Petersburg.

How important is a cover letter?

Daily Trivia / February 10, 2025

Sixty percent of big-firm executives said the cover letter is as important or more important than the résumé itself when you're looking for a new job.

Which two women organized and convened the first public meeting for women's suffrage in 1848?

Daily Trivia / February 09, 2025

Lucreta Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. American women had begun their pursuit of the right to vote in the early 1800's. However, it wasn't until 1848 that Lucreta Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton convened the first Women'...Read More

What did Gay Head get renamed to?

Daily Trivia / February 09, 2025

In 1998, Gay Head lighthouse on Martha’s Vineyard was changed to its original Native American name, Aquinnah. The lighthouse is the largest on the island and guards treacherous shoals offshore, the Devil's Bridge.

Where did the term 'grease monkey' come from?

Daily Trivia / February 09, 2025

The word "grease monkey" comes from the person (usually a young boy) that would crawl up in the rafters to grease all of the pulleys and belts that ran all of the equipment in a blacksmith shop or machine shop.

Who was the first woman on the Wheaties box?

Daily Trivia / February 08, 2025

The first female athlete to appear in a Wheaties "Breakfast of Champions" television commercial was Mary Lou Retton, shortly after her gold medal win at the 1984 summer Olympics.