36) 5/6/2008
Today I learnt that "Reagan Democrats" was a name given to the many white, working-class traditional democrats who switched and voted for Ronald Reagan, the Republican candidate, in his successful 1980 and 1984 presidential elections.
37) 6/6/2008
Today I learnt that nanotechnology is an advanced scientific field where the goal is to control matter on the level of single atoms.
38) 7/6/2008
Today I learnt that David Mitchell writes a weekly sports column in The Guardian.
39) 8/6/2008
Today I learnt that a leviathan is a sea-monster (the word comes from the bible). It can also mean anything which is large or powerful.
40) 9/6/2008
Today I learnt that the German word "jawohl" which is frequently heard in war films means: yes of course / certainly.
41) 10/6/2008
Today I learnt who Gram Parsons was. He was a country-rock pioneer of the late 60s and early 70s whose two solo albums were titled "GP" and "Grievous Angel". He died of a drugs overdose at 26.
42) 11/6/2008
Today I learnt the location of the mountain Base Brown in the Lake District. (Borrowdale).
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Quite simply: I write down one new thing I've learned each day.
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