In ep 301, the Pegs discuss rules mistakes, busted cars, plays, and a super secret contest. We review games by @druidcitygames.bsky.social, #TEDgames, @dnlnwmn.bsky.social, #urbanprofessionalgames, and @direwolfdigital.bsky.social. bluepegpinkpeg.com/2026/03/epis...
Prolonged exposure to cold activates brown fat in humans, which burns calories to generate heat.
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Daily Quote - July 14, 2025
You can always tell ambitious women by the shape of our heads. They’re flat on top from being patted patronizingly.
Dame Stephanie Shirley
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The Vatican Bank is the only bank in the world that allows ATM users to select Latin as their language preference.
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Daily Quote - July 13, 2025
Why study the ancient past? Because it gives us perspective and humility.
Kenneth Lacovara
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The first known self-portrait was created by Egyptian sculptor Bak in 1365 BCE.
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Daily Quote - July 12, 2025
Climate change is the most horrible symptom of an economic system that has been built for a few to extract every precious value out of this planet.
Colette Pichon Battle
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Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology calculated that the human brain can process images in as litle as 13 milliseconds.
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Daily Quote - July 11, 2025
If you can’t see anything beautiful about yourself, get a better mirror, look a little closer.
Shane Koyczan
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Daily Quote - July 10, 2025
You don't know what you don't know. Well, you also don't know what others know.
Gitte Frederiksen
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The Olmecs, one of the earliest Mesoamerican civilizations, are credited with creating colossal stone heads weighing up to 40 tons.
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Daily Quote - July 09, 2025
Our memories remind us who we are. They are the architects of our identity.
Pau Garcia
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Human tears contain natural painkillers that are released during emotional crying.
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Daily Quote - July 08, 2025
Can we imagine a criminal justice system that prioritizes recovery, prevention, civic inclusion, rather than punishment?
Alice Goffman
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Daily Quote - July 07, 2025
When we seek perfection without fear of failure, just think about what we can accomplish.
Jon Bowers
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During the Apollo missions, NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson calculated spacecraft trajectories using mechanical calculators and hand-drawn logarithmic tables.
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Daily Quote - July 06, 2025
Ask, "Why?" Ask, "Is this fair?" Ask, "How did we get here?" Do this with compassion. Do this with forgiveness.
Cleo Wade
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Daily Quote - July 06, 2025
Ask, "Why?" Ask, "Is this fair?" Ask, "How did we get here?" Do this with compassion. Do this with forgiveness.
Cleo Wade
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Chilean novelist Roberto Bolaño worked as a night watchman while writing his first book.
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Daily Quote - July 05, 2025
In order to create, we have to stand in that space between what we see in the world and what we hope for.
Julie Burstein
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The human genome contains viral DNA sequences from ancient infections known as "Human Endogenous Retroviruses," or HERV.
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Daily Quote - July 04, 2025
Be brave. Give what you can, and then be absolutely amazed at what happens next.
Chris Anderson
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A single Bitcoin transaction uses enough electricity to power the average U.S. household for more than a month.
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William Morris helped revolutionize Victorian interior design by advocating for handcrafted objects over machine-made goods. #TEDGames
Daily Quote - July 02, 2025
Publication and temporary creative successes are something you have to recover from.
Anne Lamott
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Margaret Hamilton coined the term "software engineering" and developed critical mathematical algorithms for NASA's Apollo missions.
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The first email was sent by Ray Tomlinson in 1971, using the @ symbol to separate the user's name from the computer name.
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Daily Quote - June 30, 2025
When passion becomes a career, you don't just excel, you become unstoppable.
Noeline Kirabo
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The Boxer Rebellion (1899-1901) opposed foreign influence in China but ended with international intervention.
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Daily Quote - June 29, 2025
There has always been and always will be a fringe. The difference right now is that the fringe seems to be calling the shots.
Bari Weiss
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