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Smartest Year Ever

The Smartest Year Ever began as a 365-day experiment in curiosity. In 2025, I dropped a new fact every single day. History, science, language, word origins, and strange true stories, all the stuff that somehow makes you sound smarter in conversation. The goal hasn’t changed: help you become the world’s greatest conversationalist.

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Why Leaves Change Color | Smartest Year Ever (Nov 24,...
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2025/11/24
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00:05:27
The President Who Served Only 31 Days | Smartest Year...
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2025/11/23
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00:04:05
The Only President Who Never Married | Smartest Year...
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2025/11/22
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00:04:02
The President Who Used Mandarin as a White House Code...
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2025/11/21
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00:04:26
The First President Born in the United States |...
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2025/11/20
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00:05:35
Presidential Pets: The Weirdest Animals in the White...
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2025/11/19
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00:04:44
The First President Ever Photographed | Smartest Year...
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2025/11/18
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00:05:40
Did Taft Really Get Stuck in His Bathtub? | Smartest...
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2025/11/17
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00:04:42
Why Tennis Scoring Makes No Sense | Smartest Year...
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2025/11/16
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00:04:22
Placebo Buttons are Everywhere! | Smartest Year Ever...
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2025/11/15
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00:04:59
What Fruits and Vegetables Looked Like Before Humans...
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2025/11/14
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00:05:20
When America Recruited Pets for WWII | Smartest Year...
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2025/11/13
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00:03:21
When Did We Start Calling It World War I? | Smartest...
Smartest Year Ever ·
2025/11/12
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00:04:40
The Last Soldier to Die in World War I | Smartest...
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2025/11/11
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00:04:38
Why Veterans Day Was Once in October | Smartest Year...
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2025/11/10
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00:04:33
Why Canada Has a Polar Bear Jail | Smartest Year Ever...
Smartest Year Ever ·
2025/11/09
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00:05:30
The Weird History of the Michelin Man: From Tires to...
Smartest Year Ever ·
2025/11/08
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00:04:32
Why You See Floating Dots in Your Vision | Smartest...
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2025/11/07
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00:05:16
Why Quartz Is Used in Watches | Smartest Year Ever...
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2025/11/06
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00:06:03
The Pitch Drop: Science’s Slowest Experiment |...
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2025/11/05
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