He actually crunched the data! A fascinating read about why it's sometimes difficult to study sports for trivia.

Fascinating read!

Yes, this effort does nothing to improve the quality of public education

Fun Fact: A better world is possible.

There is a crack in everything. That's how the craic gets in.

Chateau Blanc pairs well with Grape Crush. Trust me on this.

Picture it!

I scheduled a large gathering in early May for people into hitting two wooden sticks together, ClaveCon, so this is about to get confusing.

Any chance of making Miriam Fauzia's story about some adults needing booster vaccines available beyond a paywall? Would be helpful for the greater public to know, not just your subscribers.

How old is too old to slip a Salerno butter cookie on your finger to eat it? Not asking for a friend.

No need to put reindeer antlers and a red nose on your vehicle. We all know it's a Honda, friend.

Best read with a Marmite and peanut butter sandwich, or a toasted slice of bread with Marmite and a good cheese.

It wouldn't last long at our house so that's why we brought back margarine tub sized containers of it from Costco UK.

That's how we get the remaining bits out of a nearly empty jar

If you store that jar in a warm place you'll never run out of it. It's the gift you never wanted that keeps on giving.

Lunette seems like a sensible name for this fella

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The track's gift shop sold out of the new fragrance in mere minutes every time they received a new shipment. Soon the Montgomery Ward Company started selling it in their catalog under it's brand name, "Eau de Duda-Day."

And the rest is history!

Before every race, Anton's fans would push their way to the edge of the stands to catch a glimpse of him. The Campton ladies would sing out, "Duda! Duda!" For a brief moment of his attention. (cont'd)

A horse groomer overhead Charlie and Anton's discussion and suggested naming it after themselves. The fragrance of the decade had a name!

Soon, people from all over the region flocked to Kane County and its 5 mile long racetrack. (cont'd)

After several attempts at branded products including baking mixes, hats, and backgammon sets, Anton and Charlie decided upon developing a fragrance. Market research among Anton's fans showed it was very popular and would sell well, but it needed a name. (cont'd)

Soon Anton's interests no longer centered around his beloved racetrack. He wanted more fame and money. Noted Chicago businessman Charlie Day sought a new entrepreneurial endeavor and soon he and Anton began their legendary correspondence, seeking new ways to make money as a team. (cont'd)

Racing groupies gathered in the stands before every race to catch a glimpse of Anton and his attractive, charismatic countenance. They began singing his name just for a brief period of eye contact from the famed trainer. (cont'd)

Other racetrack owners soon changed their own track lengths to match Anton's no longer unusual slightly more than 8km length.
Unfortunately during these years, Anton's ego started to get the best of him. (cont'd)

Twenty years after his arrival in the USA, his horse training skills made him among the best, most respected trainers in the country. Racing enthusiasts from all over the country flocked to rural Illinois to watch Anton's gifts in action. (cont'd)

Unfazed by its unusual length, Anton set right into jockeying racehorses from all around the region. In just a few years time his skills as a trainer had him more in demand, though his love of jockeying never diminished. (cont'd)

There was a horse track there, then best known for its location between more storied tracks in Chicago and Independence, Iowa. Campton's most curious feature was its length of a little more than 8 kilometers (5 miles), a rathyuncommon track length.

Born in what's now Senica, Slovakia he learned to ride horses from his uncle, a retired soldier. When Anton was 24, he emigrated to what is now the village of Campton Hills in Kane County, Illinois (cont'd)

Reading about Anton Duda this week, forgotten jockey yet one of the most famous and respected ones of his day (cont'd)

But they make up for that with charisma