Words & literature facts

Winnie the Pooh’s Real Name is Edward Bear

Reading Time: 3 minutes Winnie the Pooh’s real name is Edward Bear. Though it’s probably something that most people are unfamiliar with, he was named after the real Christopher Robin’s (that’s right, there was a real life Christopher Robin) teddy bear. But surprisingly, just as with the fictional character of the books and cartoon series, the teddy bear also had …

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A 1995 Newsweek Internet Article Was Published About Why The Internet Would Fail

Reading Time: 3 minutes Talk about being on the wrong side of history. There was a 1995 Newsweek internet article explaining why the internet was doomed to failure. They could hardly be more wrong in hindsight, but the signs should have been there. Read on to see just how wrong the prediction was. The internet. It has become a part …

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The Real Peter Pan Committed Suicide

Reading Time: 2 minutes Here’s something that many people probably don’t know. One of the most popular children’s tales ever told, Peter Pan, was based on a real person. J. M. Barrie, the author of the story, based the title character on his informally adopted son, Peter Llewelyn Davies. What’s more, the real Peter Pan, as he would come to be known …

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9 Weird Things in Wheres Waldo You Never Knew Were There

Reading Time: 6 minutes A childhood favorite among many children would have to be the Where’s Waldo book series. Since his introduction in 1987 millions of children the world over have come to love the striped shirt, bespectacled hitchhiker who has a habit of blending in with his surrounding scenery. The books urge those with a keen eye to try …

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Medieval Monks Copying Books Complained in the Margins

Reading Time: 2 minutes Many of the religious texts that we read today are the product of medieval monks copying books. As you can imagine, in a time before printing presses the only way to do such a job was by hand, literally copying word for word the text from another book. Could you imagine how mind numbingly boring this …

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There’s No Yes And No In Irish Gaelic

Reading Time: 2 minutes Well I’ll be. There’s no yes and no in Irish Gaelic. That’s right, the Irish language doesn’t use the words yes or no. In the English language, and most other languages, few words get used as much as yes and no. They are words that we use every day, usually when answering a question. You may …

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