8 Things You Might Not Know About Vowels
(via mental_floss) A, E, I, O, U and sometimes Y is not all you need to know about vowels. There’s
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Language
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Science deconstructs humor: What makes some things funny?
(via The Conversation) Think of the most hilarious video you’ve ever seen on the internet. Why is it so funny?
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Ridiculous History: How an Irish Beer Became the Authority on World Records
(via How Stuff Works) From the world’s longest paper airplane flight to the world’s largest beer tasting, Guinness World Records
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The Surprising Genius Of The “I Voted” Sticker
(via Fast Co.) The “I Voted!” sticker might not seem like much. It’s silly, a holdover from a simpler time
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Is Daylight Saving Time to Blame for Seasonal Depression?
(via mental_floss) Daylight Savings Time is set to end Sunday, November 6 at 2:00am. The precise root cause of seasonal
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Y’all, You’uns, Yinz, Youse: How Regional Dialects Are Fixing Standard English
(via Atlas Obscura) “You guys” is the most common way Americans refer directly to a group of people; it is
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5 Simple Math Problems No One Can Solve
(via Popular Mechanics) Mathematics can get pretty complicated. Fortunately, not all math problems need to be inscrutable. Here are five
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Roman Coins Mysteriously Found at Centuries-Old Japanese Castle
(via Popular Mechanics) The saying goes that history is written in stone, but history can also have a surprise or
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This Magnificent Library Holds Treasured Irish History
(via Great Big Story) The Library of Trinity College Dublin is the largest in Ireland. In addition to its impressive
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Why are “Pound” and “Ounce” Abbreviated as “lb” and “oz”?
(via mental_floss) Most of our abbreviations for units of measurement are pretty straightforward. They are made up of letters from the
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The Battle Over Net Neutrality Started With the 1920s-Era ‘Hush-A-Phone’
(via Atlas Obscura) It’s not unusual today to overhear strangers’ intimate phone conversations while commuting to work on public transit,
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15 Surprising Facts About Marco Polo
(via mental_floss) Born in the Republic of Venice in 1254, Marco Polo was a trader, traveler, and adventurer, who (probably*)
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