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  1. Issue · Sep 30, 2026

    The Fact of the Day, September 30: Barry Williams/Marion Cotillard (opens the original)

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    For the September 30 Fact from the 2026 World Almanac and Book of Facts…Well, we are going to take one of our patented easy ways out and just going with some Notable Personalities who count September 30 as their birthday.And let’s just say we have a pair of September 30ths that are about a different from each other as possible.Why Daddy Drinks is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.<form cla

  2. Issue · Sep 29, 2026

    The Fact of the Day, September 29: Flavien Prat (opens the original)

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    For the September 29 Fact from the 2026 World Almanac and Book of Facts...Meet one Flavien Prat.<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="300" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!A51-!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubs

  3. Issue · Sep 28, 2026

    The Fact of the Day, September 28: Bears (opens the original)

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    For the September 28 (and, belatedly, September 27) Fact from the 2026 World Almanac and Book of Facts...Let’s look at Bears.Bears are cool. Bears are funny. Bears can ride a bike in a circus tent. Bears can catch fish with their paws. Bears can catch YOU if you get close enough to them. Bears have a lot of range.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!AXFj!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.c

  4. Issue · Sep 27, 2026

    The “Most-Mariners” Mariners Season Ever (opens the original)

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    Hi. My name is Rex. And I am a Seattle Mariners fan.I have found myself saying this way, way more times than I expected or planned on this season. But, if you are a Seattle Mariners fan like I am, you understand where I am coming from.As I am writing this, the Seattle Mariners are playing out the string in what has been the most thunderously disappointing season in this ridiculous baseball team’s 50-season history. As I am writing this, the Seattle Mariners have won just 74 games this year…And h

  5. Issue · Sep 26, 2026

    The Fact of the Day, September 26: Big Telescopes (opens the original)

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    For the September 26 (and, belatedly, September 25) Fact from the 2026 World Almanac and Book of Facts, let’s look at something that makes it easier to look at things that are far and away and almost always hard to look at: Big Telescopes.The picture below is of some of the giant observatories that a loaded up with big telescopes on the nearly 14,000-ft. summit of Mauna Kea on the Big Island of Hawaii. You can drive right up there to the top of the “Snow Mountain” if you like, but you best have

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