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You Can View a Rare First Edition of Encyclopedia Britannica Online
The first edition featured 39 pages on horse diseases.
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5 Controversial Facts About Melvil Dewey and the Dewey Decimal System
The library classification system isn't perfect—and neither was its creator.
JK Rowling Confirms She Has Finished Writing Fantastic Beasts 3
Though the 'Harry Potter' author didn't offer much in the way of details, she did promise that "Answers are given."
Mental Floss's 56 Best Books of 2018
Of the hundreds of books that crossed our desks in 2018, these were our favorites.
The One Harry Potter Character JK Rowling Regrets Killing Off
"I seemed to have him kidnapped and killed for no good reason."
The Shining Sequel Has Wrapped Production
Ewan McGregor will play the grown-up version of Danny Torrance in 'Doctor Sleep.'
10 Fascinating Facts About Madeleine L'Engle
The 'A Wrinkle in Time' author, who would have turned 100 years old today, saw her most famous work get rejected 26 times.
Netflix Is Adapting Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Other Roald Dahl Tales Into an Animated Series
The sequel, 'Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator,' could also be filmed for the first time.
See How Much J.K. Rowling, Stephen King, and Other Top Authors Earn in One Minute
Prepare to be depressed.
George RR Martin Shares How His Pet Turtles Inspired Him to Write
A series of dime store turtles eventually led him to The Iron Throne.
George RR Martin's New Book Is Hiding Muppet Easter Eggs
'House Henson' has a certain ring to it.
JK Rowling's Impressive Net Worth Revealed
She's the richest author on the planet.
SYFY is Hosting a Harry Potter Movie Marathon
Put some magic into your holiday.
The Real Case of Spontaneous Combustion That Inspired a Death in Dickens's Bleak House
Dickens believed humans could spontaneously combust—and he had Cornelia di Bandi's death as proof.
7 Rarely Seen Portraits of the Standing Rock Sioux at the Turn of the Century
The Standing Rock Portraits is the first book of turn-of-the-century photographer Frank Bennett Fiske's photos ever released.
'Obscene' Books From Oxford's Bodleian Libraries Go on Display for the First Time
A few of them are now taught in high school English classes.
9 Not-So-Pesky Facts About Termites
Most termites aren't interested in eating houses. In fact, one day they may teach us how to build them.
JK Rowling Reveals the Sweet Reason Why She Wrote Fantastic Beasts
Fandom is a powerful tool.
7 Animal Myths You Shouldn’t Believe
No, you probably aren’t eating any spiders in your sleep.
George RR Martin Revealed the Game of Thrones Prequel's Title (and HBO Isn't Happy)
Oops!
The One Harry Potter Character Eddie Redmayne Wants to See in Fantastic Beasts 3
He's not the only one.
Harry Potter Character's Inclusion in Fantastic Beasts 2 Could Be a Major Continuity Error
Nobody's perfect.
11 Famous Books That Have Proven Impossible to Film
Many of our most beloved and successful movies are adaptations of similarly beloved books. But just because a book reads well doesn’t mean it will film well.
10 Horror Movie Ads from the 1980s That Lied to Us
If one of the joys of being a horror fan in the 1980s was being seduced by the shocking and lurid come-ons in the newspaper advertisements for these movies, one of the downers was going to the theater and not getting all those ads promised.