Bill Nye
While he is now an iconic television host and personality, Bill initially applied four times for this out of this world career, but NASA said no.
What is being an astronaut
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At the Great Exhibition of 1851 her friend Charles Babbage presented her work on the analytical computer engine. She wouldn’t receive credit until many years later.
“Ruh roh raggy”
Who is Scooby Doo
If you live in this type of house, you probably shouldn’t be throwing pebbles around.
What is glass
While this skin reaction may be itchy, bumpy, and red it’s a common side effect to allergens and typically not serious enough to warrant medical intervention
What are hives (or what is a rash)
This island originated brand promises a dinner roll with a “melt in your mouth texture and just a touch of sweetness.”
What are King's Hawaiian rolls (or just Hawaiian rolls)
Of course he’s known for science, but he’s also known for this fashionable accessory that has become his trademark
What is a bowtie
This Danish nobleman made incredible contributions to astronomy, but you’ll notice something odd about his nose in his portraits. That’s because he lost itin a duel with the husband of a woman he was sleeping with. Who says nerds can’t pull?
Who is Tycho Brahe
“I’m ready!”
Who is SpongeBob Squarepants
This famous musician didn’t have a lot of satisfaction in his relationship with bandmate Mick Jagger who he frequently referred as “Brenda” or “Your Majesty”
Who is Keith Richards
This lesser known Dustin Hoffman movie about an hemorrhagic virus spread by monkeys wound up in the top five played Netflix movies of 2020. Talk about art imitating life.
What is Outbreak
While an entire culinary genre is named this, the actual word refers to the type of rice it uses, not the raw fish or vegetables in the rolls themselves.
What is sushi
Despite being on his home turf, Bill Nye successfully mopped the floor with this evangelical blowhard at a debate about creationism on February 1st, 2014
Who is Ken Ham
Arguably the most famous theoretical physicist of all time, he was also a great supporter of education reform, encouraging parents to read fairytales to their kids and saying “every child is born a genius, but if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree it’ll live its whole life believing that it’s stupid.”
Who is Albert Einstein
“A baby’s gotta do what a baby’s gotta do!”
Who is Tommy Pickles
This LGBTQA+ icon is often credited with throwing the first rock at police during the Stonewall Riots. But when interviewed she insists “Oh, I didn’t throw the first one, but I definitely threw the second.”
Who is Marsha P. Johnson
This home chef was an asymptomatic carrier of salmonella typhi bacteria which spread to her clients. When the outbreak was traced back to her peach ice cream dish, she wound up quarantined on North Brother Island for a total of 26 years.
Who is Typhoid Mary
While Ho Hos might be the Hostess knock off, never have them go head to head with the Little Debbie version of this creamy, chocolatey treat.
What are Swiss Cake rolls
As long as you’re reading this before November 27th, 2025 Bill Nye is currently this old…nice.
What is 69
Between his horrific behavior in the lab and electrocuting Topsy the elephant to prove a point, the lightbulb might have been the only bright idea coming from this mad scientist
Who is Thomas Edison
"Truly outrageous!”
Who is Gem and the Holograms
This famous Irish landmark is said to give anyone who kisses it, the gift of gab. Understandably the attraction was closed during the pandemic.
What is The Blarney Stone
These contaminated homegoods were given to Indigenous populations in Delaware in what is often hailed as an early act of biological warfare in colonial America.
What are smallpox blankets (or just blankets)
Spanish for “small taco” this Mexican dish consists of beef, cheese, chicken, and other fillings rolled up in a tortilla and fried until crispy
What are taquitos
In his early career Nye worked for this company as an engineer, even inventing a suppressor tube that they still use in their airplanes.
What is Boeing
Science remembers him for creating the theory of gravitational force, but it’s okay if you only know him from getting hit in the head with a falling apple.
Who is Issac Newton
“Sure thing Mr. Peabody!”
Who is Mr. Peabody and Sherman (or who is Sherman)
This sacred burial site in England is a marvel of prehistoric engineering built to align with the solstice. It would be cool if anyone had any idea how our ancestors built it.
What is Stonehenge
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This 1918 pandemic killed approximately 50 million people, more than died in the first World War. Political cartoons about masking at this time eerily mirror the announcements of 2020.
Historically this piece of culinary equipment had handles made of whalebone where sailors would inscribe notes to their baking beloveds. But today they’re just made of wood, marble, or stainless steel.
What are rolling pins