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Paul Davis - Second Employee at Amazon
Geek At Sea with Kirill Zubovsky - October 17, 2020 00:42 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsPaul Davis was once a 2nd employee at Amazon, on track to earn millions. Instead of sticking around to get filthy rich though, Paul decided he did not want to wait for the life to pass him by. He chose to spend time with his family, left Amazon, and twenty years later still has no regre...
Anthony Eden, Founder and CEO of DNSimple
Geek At Sea with Kirill Zubovsky - September 15, 2020 23:25 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsThis is a story of how Anthony Edent founded DNSimple to become the fastest DNS management solution provider in the world. He built himself a company that not only cares about their customers, but also created the perfect place for their employees. They work hard, but they also do it re...
Paul Orlando - Unintended Consequences of Everyday Life
Geek At Sea with Kirill Zubovsky - August 29, 2020 23:05 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsPaul Orlando is a startup founder, entrepreneur, Director of USC Incubator Program & Adjunct Professor for the Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies. Paul also has an avid interest in history, which he explores though his blog called Unintended Consequences. Paul's writing is ...
David Woodland - A Management Consultant in Silicon Valley
Geek At Sea with Kirill Zubovsky - July 13, 2020 23:29 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsDavid Woodland is currently a Product Manager at Facebook, previously Head of Product at Palm.com and a Product Manager at Pebble. He is a father of 4, and a Management Consultant who found product-building life in Silicon Valley to be way more attractive than spreadsheets. On this epi...
#39 - Denim - Mini Episode | April 29, 2020
10 Facts About Today - May 05, 2020 18:38 - 9 minutesThe word Jeans comes from Italy Town in Italy named Genes Most common type of jeans are indigo dyed jeans Blue on outside White on inside Jeans got popular because of the gold rush Thousands of migrants went west looking for gold Denim jeans were strong, rugged, durable, and able to w...
#38 - Superheroes - Mini Episode | April 28, 2020
10 Facts About Today - May 05, 2020 18:35 - 8 minutesThe Hulk was originally Grey Green looked better in print so they switched his color Bruce Wayne has an IQ of 193 Stephen Hawking and Albert Einstein both had 160 Superman doesn’t have an “S” on his chest Its actually his family crest Its the symbol for The House of El (L) Its just a coi...
#37 - Babe Ruth | April 27, 2020
10 Facts About Today - May 05, 2020 18:30 - 15 minutesHis real name was George Herman Ruth He’s the only person in professional baseball history to have the last name “Ruth” No one knows exactly when he was born He didn’t really know either He thought it was Feb 7th, 1894 Now its accepted as Feb 6th, 1895 What his family thinks is his birth...
#36 - Arbor Day | April 24, 2020
10 Facts About Today - April 24, 2020 10:05 - 22 minutesHere are 10 tree-riffic facts about trees that you didn’t know, that you didn’t need to know: Some states celebrate arbor day on a different date They do that because the last friday in April isnt an ideal time to plant everywhere Hawaii celebrates the first friday of November Alas...
#35 - Books | April 23, 2020
10 Facts About Today - April 23, 2020 22:32 - 23 minutesHere are 10 page-turning facts about books that you didn’t know, that you didn’t need to know: Lord of the Ring author, J.R.R Tolkien typed the whole trilogy with just two fingers! Exhausting Over 1200 Pages Only way he knew how to type “Old book smell” is produced by the breakdow...
#34 - Earth Day | April 22, 2020
10 Facts About Today - April 23, 2020 02:00 - 19 minutesApril 22, 2020 - 10 Facts About Earth Today is Earth Day. The largest living thing on earth is a fungus Armillaria or honey mushroom There is 2,200 acres of this mushroom in Oregon Earth Used to have 2 moons It was about 750 miles wide, so it was very small It eventually crash...
#33 - Kindergarten | April 21, 2020
10 Facts About Today - April 22, 2020 18:45 - 23 minutesApril 21, 2020 - 10 Facts About Kindergarten Today is National Kindergarten Day. In this episode we learned: Kindergarten means Garden of Children The first Kindergarten in the US opened in 1856 One of the first Kindergarten schools was a “Play and Activity” Institute Here ar...
#32 - Cold Brew Coffee | April 20, 2020
10 Facts About Today - April 22, 2020 18:39 - 21 minutesApril 20, 2020 - 10 Facts About Cold Brew Today is National Cold Brew Coffee Day. Here are 10 energizing facts about cold brew that you didn’t know, that you didn’t need to know: Cold Brew tastes sweeter than regular coffee This is because it has only ⅓ the acidity than a hot brew...
#31 - Ellis Island | April 17, 2020
10 Facts About Today - April 17, 2020 21:41 - 19 minutesHere are 10 worldy facts about Ellis Island that you didn’t know, that you didn’t need to know: Ellis island was was originally privately owned. Samuel Ellis Tried to sell in 1785, but no bites City leased it in 1794 City bought it when he died Ellis island was mostly man-made? ...
#30 - Orchids | April 16, 2020
10 Facts About Today - April 17, 2020 03:30 - 15 minutesHere are 10 germinated facts about orchids that you didn’t know, that you didn’t need to know: Orchids have the tiniest seeds in the world. Challenge to grow and cultivate. Long time to turn into a plant! Growing orchids from seeds is only for the patient and very green-thumbed. ...
#29 - Rubber Erasers | April 15, 2020
10 Facts About Today - April 15, 2020 21:03 - 15 minutesHere are 10 smudge-free facts about rubber erasers that you didn’t know, that you didn’t need to know: Erasers are made with Volcanic ash The pink ones in particular The pumice, or volcanic ash, is used to make the eraser a little rougher This extra abrasiveness gives them more t...
#16 - Rubber Erasers | April 15, 2020
10 Facts About Today - April 15, 2020 21:03 - 15 minutesApril 15, 2020 - 10 Facts About Rubber Erasers Today is National Rubber Eraser Day. Here are 10 smudge-free facts about rubber erasers that you didn’t know, that you didn’t need to know: Erasers are made with Volcanic ash The pink ones in particular The pumice, or volcanic ash, is...
#28 - Dolphins | April 14, 2020
10 Facts About Today - April 15, 2020 03:56 - 31 minutesApril 14, 2020 - 10 Facts About Dolphins Today is National Dolphin Day. Here are 10 flipping facts about dolphin that you didn’t know, that you didn’t need to know: They use advanced communication Scientists are still trying to decode their language They make clicking sounds to ...
#27 - Scrabble | April 13, 2020
10 Facts About Today - April 13, 2020 04:00 - 17 minutes10 Facts About Today - Podcast April 13, 2020 - 10 Facts About Scrabble Here are 10 wordy facts about scrabble that you didn’t know, that you didn’t need to know: Scrabble wasn’t invented by a writer, reach or librarian, it was invented by an architect. Alfred Butts Scrabble wasn’t...
#26 - Golfers | April 10, 2020
10 Facts About Today - April 10, 2020 04:00 - 19 minutes10 Facts About Today - Podcast April 10, 2020 - 10 Facts About Golf Here are 10 green jacket facts about golf that you didn’t know, that you didn’t need to know: Golf balls were originally made of feathers They were made with chicken or goose feathers Wrapped in leather They woul...
#25 - Name Changes | April 9, 2020
10 Facts About Today - April 09, 2020 04:00 - 20 minutes10 Facts About Today - Podcast April 09, 2020 - 10 Facts About Name Changes Here are 10 identifying facts about name changes that you didn’t know, that you didn’t need to know: A woman name Karin Robertson changed her name to goveg.com. 23 year old Norfolk Virginia Raises awaren...
#24 - Empanadas | April 8, 2020
10 Facts About Today - April 08, 2020 04:00 - 14 minutesApril 08, 2020 - 10 Facts About Empanadas Today is National Empanada day. Here are 10 deep fried facts about empanadas that you didn’t know, that you didn’t need to know: They used to be made with bread dough Now they are usually made with pastry dough Afghanistan has a variant o...
#23 - Beer | April 7, 2020
10 Facts About Today - April 07, 2020 04:00 - 18 minutesApril 07, 2020 - 10 Facts About Beer Today is National Beer Day. Here are 10 hoppy facts about beer that you didn’t know, that you didn’t need to know: Many civilizations of medieval times relied heavily on beer as the safest available drink since water quality was normally poor. I...
#22 - Siamese Cats | April 6, 2020
10 Facts About Today - April 07, 2020 00:33 - 15 minutesApril 06, 2020 - 10 Facts About Siamese Cats. Today is National Siamese Cat day. Here are 10 purrtastic facts about Siamese cats that you didn’t know, that you didn’t need to know: They are extremely intelligent You can train them to play fetch, to walk on a leash, give high fives, ...
#21 - Film Scores | April 3, 2020
10 Facts About Today - April 03, 2020 15:28 - 20 minutes10 Facts About Today - Podcast April 03, 2020 - 10 Facts About Film Scores. Today is National Film Score day. Here are 10 intense facts about film scores that you didn’t know, that you didn’t need to know: It’s said that film scores weren’t originally artistic, they were needed to ...
#20 - Burritos | April 2, 2020
10 Facts About Today - April 03, 2020 04:00 - 20 minutesApril 02, 2020 - 10 Facts About Burritos. Here are 10 spicy facts about burritos that you didn’t know, that you didn’t need to know: Burrito means “little donkey” No one knows why but some common theories: They look like donkey ears They were sold out of a donkey cart They look li...
#19 - April Fools | April 1, 2020
10 Facts About Today - April 01, 2020 04:00 - 21 minutes10 Facts About Today - Podcast April 1, 2020 - 10 Facts About April Fools. Today is April Fool’s day. Here are 10 facts about April Fools that you didn’t know, that you actually needed to know: April Fools. Scottish Celebrate April Fool’s for 2 days. 32 percent of workers say th...
#18 - Crayons | March 31, 2020
10 Facts About Today - April 01, 2020 03:16 - 16 minutesMarch 31, 2020 - 10 Facts About Crayons. Today is National Crayon day. Here are 10 colorful facts about crayons that you didn’t know, that you didn’t need to know: Crayons used to be scented Brown used to smell like chocolate Red was cherry Black was licorice This was all the wa...
#17 - Virtual Vacation | March 30, 2020
10 Facts About Today - March 31, 2020 03:56 - 25 minutesMarch 30, 2020 - 10 Facts About Virtual Vacations Today is National Virtual Vacation day. Here are 10 cyber facts about virtual vacations that you didn’t know, that you didn’t need to know: You can go to a national park Google Earth you can actually “walk” through the parks and the...
#16 - Quentin Tarantino | March 27, 2020
10 Facts About Today - March 27, 2020 04:00 - 26 minutesMarch 27, 2020 - 10 Facts About Quentin Tarantino. Today is Quentin Tarantino’s birthday. See More at 10FactsAboutToday.com Here are 10 inglorious facts and pulp non-fictions about Quentin Tarantino that you didn’t know, that you didn’t need to know: He dropped out of high school ...
#15 - Spinach | March 26, 2020
10 Facts About Today - March 26, 2020 04:02 - 20 minutesMarch 26, 2020 - 10 Facts About Spinach. Today is National Spinach day. Here are 10 vitamin packed facts about spinach that you didn’t know, that you didn’t need to know: Popeye is responsible for a 33% spike in spinach sales during the Great Depression Spinach was used to paint gr...
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