I am currently reading Uncommon Knowledge, a publication from The Economist. Apparently, I have a weakness for unusual facts. Time for a brief egocentric list of my nerdy interests.

In my browser, I have a bookmark with a link to a random Wikipedia article (or I use Wikiroulette). I regularly read Cory Doctorow’s This Day In History posts on his Pluralistic blog.

I also enjoy podcasts that share unexpected knowledge. Examples include No Such Thing As A Fish, Today in History, Tell Me Something I Don’t Know, and Oh What A Time. This American Life and Revisionist History also fit well in this category.

I love books that pull me down the rabbit hole. Some favorites include At Home and A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson. I also enjoy the books of Dutch writer Boudewijn Büch, which are full of facts about all kinds of things, such as small islands, The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green and the non-fiction works of Cees Nooteboom. A starter kit for enthusiasts.