An earlier Commonplace post noted that the music of Britney Spears is one of the most effective deterrents to Somali pirates. Lest that be construed as some kind of derogatory judgment on […]
The Geographic Knowledge of Britney Spears
Who Wins in the Competition Between Pluto and Russia?
NASA’s New Horizons zoomed past Pluto in July 2015. It not only captured some stunning pictures of the planet, (Yes, we at Commonplace still hold to the notion that it is, indeed, […]
A New Twist to an Old Brain Teaser
A man leaves his house, walks one mile south, one mile east, one mile north, and finds himself back at his house. Where is his house located? You’ve probably seen this brainteaser […]
Which Country is in All Four Hemispheres?
The Republic of Kiribati is located in the central Pacific Ocean, 2,400 miles (3,855 km) southeast of Hawaii. Its population of 100,000 is spread over its 33 atolls and reef islands. Those […]
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