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A Very Happy 50th Birthday To “The Very Hungry Caterpillar”

June 12, 2019June 12, 2019 0 Comments

(via NPR) On average, every 30 seconds someone in the world buys a copy of The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Maybe

May 29, 2019May 29, 2019 0 Comments

(via Amusing Planet) On the eve of the Normandy landings in June 1944, there were over a thousand war correspondents

May 20, 2019May 20, 2019 0 Comments

(via Mental Floss) One key to being a good writer is to always keep reading—and that doesn’t stop after you’ve

May 14, 2019May 14, 2019 0 Comments

(via Listverse) The 20th century was a time of great technological advancement, replete with discoveries and inventions that changed the

(via Grunge) The most important part of your identity is the squishy ball of grey matter squeezed into your skull.

March 8, 2019March 8, 2019 0 Comments

(via Popular Mechanics) Alex Trebek is more than a game show host—he’s an institution. For nearly 35 years he’s been

February 25, 2019February 25, 2019 0 Comments

(via Mental Floss) This year marks the 135th birthday of the Oxford English Dictionary (though the eminent reference book is

February 13, 2019February 13, 2019 0 Comments

(via Mental Floss) People didn’t always say pea or newt. These seven words initially started as other words entirely.

January 7, 2019January 7, 2019 0 Comments

(via Mental Floss) In the year 1919, some of the world’s preeminent thinkers were busy inventing the rotary dial telephone

(via Great Big Story) The video game ‘E.T, The Extraterrestrial’ for Atari 2600 is considered one of the biggest flops

(via Smithsonian) A beloved Robert Frost poem is among the many creations that are (finally) losing their protections in 2019.

(via Atlas Obscura) Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol, published in 1843, swiftly entered the holiday-season canon—the sort of story readers