The Knowledge Stew Weekly Roundup

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2 min readMay 21, 2020

Hello and hope you are well. The time has come for the weekly roundup of stories on Knowledge Stew. I do hope that you will enjoy these great stories.

You can’t book a trip through any travel agency for a flight on this airline. It’s the airline that flies to Area 51 and other top secret locations out of Las Vegas, Nevada.

What came before Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter? Here are some social networks that have gone away or morphed into something different. One is even still around. Here are Social Networking Sites You Thought Were Dead.

This version of the Bible was printed with only one word missing that caused this Bible to be destroyed in the 1600s. You won’t believe what word was left out. It was A Very Naughty Bible.

Seeds are amazing little things, but how in the world do they know which way to go when they’re in the ground? What makes the plant grow up and the roots grow down? This article attempts to answer that question in How Do Seeds Know Which Way is Up.

Finally, have you ever wondered if space smells? Astronauts have said that it does, and in The Smell of Space , we’ll tell you what they said and how there is a smell in space at all.

Take care, and until next time, happy reading and learning.

Sincerely,

Daniel Ganninger, Editor of Knowledge Stew

From the Knowledge Stew Archives:

Why Do We Use 911 For Emergencies?

The Great Molasses Flood of 1919

Did This Book “Predict” the Sinking of the Titanic?

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Daniel Ganninger
Knowledge Stew

The writer, editor, and chief lackey of Knowledge Stew and the Knowledge Stew line of trivia books. Connect at knowledgestew.com and danielganninger.com