I made a promise to myself (and to others) that I'd include some useful material over the summer. Stuff that people could read, and actually learn something. Well, laziness got me until now. Introducing Actual Quizbowl Content: stuff you can read, and I won't feel bad if you get points from reading it. My goal is three bits for every entry I make here. We'll see if I can keep that up. Target difficulty, answers that could fit in either in high school or Division II. So send your young'uns, and boost my daily hits.

1 Biography of Rachel Carson
2 Plot and criticism of Raymond Chandler's The Big Sleep
3 A quick guide to solubility rules.