Episodes
Episodes
Wednesday Nov 29, 2023
...How to Hit the Low Notes (Season 99, Day 9)
Wednesday Nov 29, 2023
Wednesday Nov 29, 2023
On November 28, 2023, Day 9 of Season 99 of LearnedLeague, we learned of “a musical instrument that is the lowest-pitched of the woodwinds, and produces the lowest sounds in a standard symphony orchestra.”
I Later Learned that though the contrabassoon or double bassoon is as low as a woodwind can go, other instruments out there can go even lower.
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Tuesday Nov 28, 2023
...Kix’s Starter Campaigns (Season 99, Day 8)
Tuesday Nov 28, 2023
Tuesday Nov 28, 2023
On November 27, 2023, Day 8 of Season 99 of LearnedLeague, we learned of a cereal that was "kid tested, mother approved."
I Later Learned of the decades-long path Kix took toward discovering a winning sales pitch, finding atomic bombs, beavers, and pugilistic cows along the way on its surprisingly gendered journey.
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Wednesday Nov 22, 2023
...the Enduring Power of Horsepower (Season 99, Day 7)
Wednesday Nov 22, 2023
Wednesday Nov 22, 2023
On November 21, 2023, Day 7 of Season 99 of LearnedLeague, we learned that “Horsepower, as a term used to measure the power of engines, was coined by” an 18th-century Scottish inventor.”
I Later Learned that even though James Watt became the namesake of a much more commonly used metric for powerful machines and engines, horses still have the power in certain parts of modern industry.
Tuesday Nov 21, 2023
...Real-Life Bridge Trolls (Season 99, Day 6)
Tuesday Nov 21, 2023
Tuesday Nov 21, 2023
On November 20, 2023, Day 6 of Season 99 of LearnedLeague, we learned of “a yet-to-be-completed bridge known during its early development as the Detroit River International Crossing, which should become the longest cable-stayed bridge in North America upon its completion.”
I Later Learned how the Gordie Howe Bridge is set to overcome the trolls to complete a hat trick of its own.
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Saturday Nov 18, 2023
...Why Wally Became Waldo (Season 99, Day 5)
Saturday Nov 18, 2023
Saturday Nov 18, 2023
On November 17, 2023, Day 5 of Season 99 of LearnedLeague, we were tasked, like millions before us, with finding a “distinctive bespectacled literary character and world traveler” who first appeared in print 1987.
I Later Learned why the American and British names were accepted for this question, and why they're different at all. This guy is already so famously difficult to locate, so why the added trouble of adding two different names to the challenge of figuring out Where’s Waldo and Where’s Wally?
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Friday Nov 17, 2023
...a Different Underground Music Scene (Season 99, Day 4)
Friday Nov 17, 2023
Friday Nov 17, 2023
On November 16, 2023, Day 4 of Season 99 of LearnedLeague, we learned what you get when you load sixteen tons.
I Later Learned of the vast trove of music in them thar hills, because folks have sung about mining a whole lot, even if all that you get is another day older and deeper in debt.
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Thursday Nov 16, 2023
...Something New, Something Borrowed (Season 99, Day 3)
Thursday Nov 16, 2023
Thursday Nov 16, 2023
On November 15, 2023, Day 3 of Season 99 of LearnedLeague, we learned of “a territory in the South Pacific Ocean named after most of the land area that is now the country of Scotland.” I later learned about why places like New Caledonia kept being named after old places by the mostly British Europeans who landed there, and after learning more I’m ready to harp a bit on one of the less commonly expressed complaints about colonialism: lazy unoriginality.
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Wednesday Nov 15, 2023
...the Chain of Commanders (Season 99, Day 2)
Wednesday Nov 15, 2023
Wednesday Nov 15, 2023
On November 14, 2023, Day 2 of Season 99 of LearnedLeague, we learned of a German Shepherd with a “name that might suggest he is a member of a local sports team” close to the White House.
I later learned about the name Commander, shared between a dog with a lot of bite and a football team without much of any, and how they came to share this misapplied mock-military moniker.
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I Later Learned...
I Later Learned... is a podcast hosted by Ben Rothenberg, diving into the wide range of topics covered by the daily trivia competition LearnedLeague. Episodes daily after the deadline during the LearnedLeague regular season, with some sporadic specials along the way.