A periodical cicada clings to a leaf in this 2019 file photo after it emerged from a 17-year hibernation in Pennsylvania.

Tuesday Trivia: Cicadas arriving across the region

You can help researchers track the emergence of cicadas by downloading an app on your cell phone.

May 26, 2020 at 12:00 PM

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Is this blackberry winter?

Do you know which of Tennessee’s “little winters” is coming next?

May 12, 2020 at 3:00 PM

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Tuesday Trivia: Mother's Day

The woman credited with championing Mother’s Day was very clear it was singular — “to honor the best mother who ever lived — yours.”

May 5, 2020 at 3:30 PM

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Tuesday Trivia: Did your name make the list for 2020's hurricane season?

Since 1979, names alternate between male and female names, listed alphabetically and in chronological order starting with A and omitting Q and U, X, Y and Z.

Apr 28, 2020 at 7:00 PM

April's night skies

Tuesday Trivia: Look to the night skies this month

“Sometimes will use angular degrees to define the separation between two objects, such as (for example) the Moon and a bright planet. Keep in mind that the width of your clenched fist, held at arm’s length, measures roughly 10°.” — The Farmers’ Almanac

Apr 14, 2020 at 2:00 PM

This illustration, created at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), reveals ultrastructural morphology exhibited by coronaviruses. Note the spikes that adorn the outer surface of the virus, which impart the look of a corona surrounding the virion, when viewed electron microscopically. A novel coronavirus, named Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), was identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan, China in 2019. The illness caused by this virus has been named coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

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How to make a cloth face covering

The CDC recommends wearing cloth face coverings in public settings where other social distancing measures are difficult to maintain (e.g., grocery stores and pharmacies), especially in areas of significant community-based transmission.

Apr 7, 2020 at 3:00 PM

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Tuesday Trivia: How much toilet paper do you need?

A new website helps you calculate how much toilet paper your household needs for specific amounts of time.

Mar 31, 2020 at 6:00 PM

In this June 12, 2018, photo, residents of Helsinki, Finland, dine at a huge outdoor table during the annual Helsinki Day celebration. Helsinki was recently named the happiest city on earth.

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Helsinki, Finland ranked world's happiest city

By 2050, seven in ten people worldwide will be city dwellers.

Mar 24, 2020 at 8:30 PM

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Tuesday Trivia: St. Patrick's Day

The shamrock is the most iconic symbol of St. Patrick’s Day, but what do you really know about this tiny three-leaved plant, and why is it associated with the holiday?

Mar 17, 2020 at 2:15 PM

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Daylight Saving Time begins this weekend

Don’t forget to set your clock’s ahead an hour. Daylight Saving Time — there’s no “s” on “saving,” by the way — officially begins this year at 2 a.m. March 8.

Mar 3, 2020 at 2:00 PM

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Tuesday Trivia: Leap year (why do we call it that?)

Saturday is February 29, a date that only appears on the calendar once every four years.

Feb 25, 2020 at 3:00 PM

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Tuesday Trivia: Most popular Valentine's candy by state

What’s your favorite Valentine’s Day sweet treat? Did it make the top three in your state?

Feb 11, 2020 at 7:30 PM

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2020: 13 full moons, two supermoons, and a rare Halloween Blue Moon

For more than half a century, whenever two full moons appeared in a single month (which happens on average every 2 1/2 to 3 years), the second has been christened a “Blue Moon.”

Jan 14, 2020 at 2:30 PM