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Singing the ABCs in 8 Different Languages

Arika Okrent
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11 Rejected Canadian Flag Designs
The Faces Behind 31 Disney Villains
How to Swear Like an Old Prospector
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20 Words We Owe to William Shakespeare

Roma Panganiban

No high school English curriculum is complete without a mandatory dose of William Shakespeare.

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11 Rejected Canadian Flag Designs
The Faces Behind 31 Disney Villains
How to Swear Like an Old Prospector
How 13 Classic Video Games Got Their Names

15 Colorful Entries From <em>Mrs. Byrne's Dictionary of Unusual, Obscure, and Preposterous Words</em>

Caisey Robertson

If you’re looking to spice up your vocabulary, Mrs. Byrne's Dictionary of Unusual, Obscure, and Preposterous Words has you covered.

WHAT PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT
11 Rejected Canadian Flag Designs
The Faces Behind 31 Disney Villains
How to Swear Like an Old Prospector
How 13 Classic Video Games Got Their Names

6 Early Theories About the Origin of Language

Arika Okrent
WHAT PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT
11 Rejected Canadian Flag Designs
The Faces Behind 31 Disney Villains
How to Swear Like an Old Prospector
How 13 Classic Video Games Got Their Names
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DID YOU KNOW? Marlon Brando hated memorizing lines so much that he posted cue cards everywhere to help him get through scenes. He even asked for lines to be written on an actress's posterior. (That request was denied.)