About Teddy
Teddy is from this state, known for being the birthplace of Culver's and also the best state in the nation. Also the birthplace of Mark Ruffalo, Harry Houdini, J.J. Watt, Willem Defoe, and Georgia O'Keeffe
Wisconsin
These winged bugs, named after a late Spring month, tend to be more active in later summer months in Minnesota.
Mayflies
On this man's famous Midnight Ride, he likely never said, "the British are coming," as he would have considered himself British at the time. He also never completed his determined route.
Paul Revere (Samuel Prescott finished the ride)
Prior to the Bronze Age, needles were made from bone, withered objects, and thorns from this type of plant.
Cacti
Aristotle thought that the world was comprised of these 4 elements combined in very different ways.
Earth, water, fire, and air
We suspect that our cat, Snoopy, is a breed known as this Ottoman nationality Van.
Turkish (Turkish Van)
In 1883, this time concept was officially implemented and standardized in the United States in order to help trains operate.
Time Zones
This English monarch ruled from 1837 to 1901 giving a name to a long period in English history.
Queen Victoria
This iconic video game character was named after a landlord who decided to forgive overdue rent of a company that would eventually become a powerhouse in the industry.
Mario
A ruthless pragmatist, this Italian philosopher's name has become synonymous with making immoral decisions to maintain power. This, however, is largely unfair.
Niccolo Macchiavelli
Teddy's favorite football team is this rather unfortunate franchise.
The Atlanta Falcons
The end is nigh! In 2012, people thought the world would end due to the end of this ethnicity's famous calendar.
The Mayan Calendar
James Madison and John Jay teamed up with this founding father to defend the ratification of the Constitution against attacks in the Federalist papers.
Alexander Hamilton
The best fantasy football performance ever was delivered in 2013 when Jamaal Charles, running back for this NFL team, scored 59.5 points (by standard PPR rules).
the Kansas City Chiefs
Credited to Zeno of Critium, this branch of philosophy has been simplified and co-opted by podcast bros.
Stoicism
This series featuring Ryan Bergara and Shane Madej ghost hunting is one of Teddy's favorite YouTube series.
Ghost files
Our Calendar, which has been in place since 1582, is called this, named after the pope who implemented it.
The Gregorian Calendar
This man, whose arrest is a celebrated as a holiday in the UK, tried to blow up parliament in 1606. Remember, remember, the 5th of November...
Guy Fawkes
Hnefatafl, whose rules had to be reconstructed by historians, was an example of this type of activity that Vikings engaged in.
A board game
Almost a century before the Declaration of Independence, this man wrote that all men have the right to, "life, liberty, and property."
John Locke
My fiancée is obsessed with this Czech, Metamorphosis author.
Franz Kafka
While the Zodiac calendar has a long, storied history, the sun actually passes through 13 constellations, not 12. This constellation is the final non-included sun sign.
Ophiuchus
This woman from Jamaica was instrumental to the invention of the discipline of nursing during the Crimean War despite facing pushback for being a woman of color.
Mary Seacole
Scrimshaw, an art form that involves etching designs into a hard surface, is generally completed on ivory from this animal.
A whale
Plato believed that all objects and beings have this, meaning that they have some objective quality that makes them what they are. For example, a chair has chair-ness.
Ideal form