Happy Hump Day (Wednesday) and this week's roundup, designed to make you a more well-rounded Kentucky dude. In case you missed last week; give it a read.

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Kentucky baseball beat Evansville 24 - 3 with two big scoring innings of 7 runs in the first and 9 in the sixth. Kentucky MBB opens as a 2.5-point favorite at Oklahoma tonight with a probable return of starting guards Lamont Butler and Jaxson Robinson. Louisville MBB secured a 71 - 66 victory over the Virginia Tech Hokies, improving to 22-6 on the year, and 15-2 in the ACC.

Moonshine Trails: Kentucky's Secret Highways of the Prohibition Era

Kentucky Dude Original, 1-minute read

When federal agents descended on Kentucky during Prohibition, they discovered what locals already knew—you can't separate Kentuckians from their whiskey-making heritage. These hills don't just hide forgotten stills and secret caves, they tell the story of American ingenuity at its finest, where ordinary farmers became outlaw entrepreneurs and inadvertently created a motorsport legacy that continues today.

The Real Secret Behind the Viking’s Dominance: Their Ships

Kentucky Dude Original, 1-minute read

TV shows love to paint Vikings as fierce warriors with horned helmets, but their true power came from something far more strategic—their ships. Viking longships were engineering marvels that gave them unmatched speed, stealth, and dominance on both land and sea. Read on to discover how these legendary vessels changed history.

Beethoven’s American Debut...in Kentucky?

Kentucky Dude Original, 1-minute read

Long before Carnegie Hall existed, the revolutionary sounds of Beethoven's First Symphony echoed through a Kentucky concert hall, forever altering America's musical trajectory. This unlikely cultural milestone—the first documented Beethoven symphony performance on American soil—reveals how Lexington's sophisticated frontier society embraced European classical masterworks while the nation's coastal elites were still catching up.

Here’s the move: Tie the person’s name to something about their appearance.

Meet a Mike with a mustache? “Mustache Mike.” A Lisa with loud earrings? “Loud Lisa.” The mental link makes it stick.

Sounds easy, right? Just don’t overdo it. You don’t want to accidentally call someone “Traffic Cone Terry” out loud (trust us, it happens).

Why bother? Because remembering names isn’t just polite—it builds connections, makes people feel valued, and gives you an edge in business and life.

So next time you shake a hand, lock in a name. Your future self will thank you.

The 5 Best Places to Hike in Kentucky

Kentucky Dude Original, 1-minute read

Listen up, Kentucky dudes—while you've been hibernating with bourbon all winter, Mother Nature's been prepping epic trails just outside your door. Before committing to another weekend of couch athletics, consider this your call to adventure: these five spots will awaken forgotten muscles, and showcase views your phone screen could never capture.

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