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Yeah I know, I miss counted…again. What do you expect from a liberal arts major! That aside, GOOD MORNING and Happy Friday to you all my faithful and loyal readers and seekers of knowledge, wit, and wisdom!!! Today’s bit o trivia: James Naismith. Don’t freak out now because he was born in Canadia. So, he’sContinue reading “Ed-vise Episode 43”

A “WHAT A DAY TO BE ALIVE” Good Afternoon to you all!!! Today’s bit o trivia: Thomas Edmund Dewey. The man who was named President of the United States… but it never happened. See when FDR died in office in 1945 Harry S. Truman became the president. He and Dewey went after it for theContinue reading “Ed-vise Episode 41”

A foggy and cold (but not depressing) GOOD MORNING to you all!!! Today’s bit o trivia: John Elk. Once upon a time, John wanted to vote. He walked into the local voting office and filled out the form to become a registered voter. Unfortunately, Mr. Charles Wilkins said “No.” “But why?” asked John. He believedContinue reading “Ed-vise Episode 41”

A “HOLY CRAP IT’S COLD” Good morning to you all!!! Today’s bit o trivia: Velma Barfield. This day in 1984 she was put to death (executed) by the Great State of North Carolina. Abused by her father and ignored by her mother she became a caretaker. She wasn’t a good caretaker because her “cares” cameContinue reading “Ed-vise Episode 40”

Top tier and foggy GOOD MORNING!!! To you all and Happy Friday!! To help get you in the mood to vote, here is a bit of Duran Duran singing about Election Day https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4W5aKwrsYIM. You’ll have to copy and paste the link…sorry…i’ll get better…I promise. Today’s bit o trivia (cuz we killed it last night atContinue reading “Ed-vise Episode 39”

Man a foggy GOOD MORNING!!! To you all. Time for a bit of Ed-vise Today’s bit o trivia: Vitamin D. Yup. A vitamin… for trivia. This bad boy is something that’s super important to our wellbeing and we fail to get enough of it. Actually, it is a hormone made in the kidneys. However, moreContinue reading “Ed-vise Episode 38”

Top Tier GOOD MORNING! to you my loyal fan readers and seekers of knowledge!!! Another episode of Ed-vise! Today’s bit o trivia: The Volstead Act. OK, I don’t care what your political affiliation is, Republicans passed this. It will forever hang around their heads. See, back in the late 1800s, there came into being aContinue reading “Ed-vise Episode 38”

What up; What up; What UPPP!!! OMG it’s another Ed-vise day! First, an apology to my loyal fans for missing a day yesterday. I’ll try not to let it happen again. Today’s bit o trivia: Michael Servetus. Ever hear of him? Well, he was a doctor. He also discovered that the heart pumped blood throughoutContinue reading “Ed-vise Episode 37”

(Head nod back) SUP?! What up; What up; What up! It’s time for Free For All Friday Ed-vise!!!! Today’s bit o trivia: Dunmore’s Proclamation. WHACHEWTALKINBOUTWILLIS!!! Yup, Dunmore’s Proclamation. See back before the Revolutionary War, Virginia was a slave loving colony. Did everything they could to keep slaves…enslaved. Great Britain did not make slavery illegal butContinue reading “Ed-vise Episode 36”

Where were you yesterday Ed? Busy like a little beaver or a one legged man at a jiu jitsu tournament! Which is a real thing I saw on instagram. Still, WHAT UP; WHAT UP; WHAT UP!?!?! Another episode of Ed-vise! Today’s bit o trivia: Patrice Lumumba. Bet you’ve never heard of him. I betcha! See,Continue reading “Ed-vise Episode 35”