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J.R.R. Tolkien
Fandom· 6 days agoJohn Ronald Philip[1] Reuel Tolkien (called Ronald for short; b. January 3, 1892 in South Africa – died September 2, 1973 in England) is best known as...
What does the slang word 'mid' really mean?
TODAY via Yahoo News· 6 days agoAccording to Wright, "mid" is older than modern English. "It's been part of the language since before 1150 and means ‘occupying a central, medial, or...
How to decipher the clues nature leaves behind | ECOVIEWS
The Tuscaloosa News via Yahoo News· 5 days agoWant to enrich your wildlife experience on a warm spring day when birds, insects and plants abound?...
Is There Actually a Threesome in Challengers?
The Cut· 2 days agoWarning: This article includes major spoilers for the 2024 film Challengers. Last summer, when MGM studios released the first trailer for Luca...
Messy desk psychology and ancient library ruins
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner· 2 days agoWebster’s says uh-huh is an interjection “used to indicate affirmation, agreement, or gratification,” but the Oxford English Dictionary
Devon Sawa says Macaulay Culkin almost starred in Eminem's 'Stan' video
Entertainment Weekly via Yahoo News· 6 days agoSince the release of the song, “stan” has worked its way into common parlance, referring to intense...
UNESCO World Book Day: The books that made us
Euronews via Yahoo News· 23 hours ago(Note from her colleagues: "A wonderfully accurate description.") Amber Bryce's picks - Hodder Wayland, Penguin, Oxford University Press The first book...
4/20 grew from humble roots to marijuana's high holiday
KOMO Seattle· 5 days agoSaturday marks marijuana culture’s high holiday, 4/20, when college students gather — at 4:20 p.m. —...
Why do we say ‘elephant in the room' and other expressions? Here are the fun origins of 3 popular...
Fox News via Yahoo News· 7 days agoPopular expressions in the English language tend to have deeper meanings. Here are three, including...
Marijuana legalization and Wisconsin; what to know about latest push
WITI via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThe Waldos saved postmarked letters and other artifacts from the 1970s referencing "420," which they...