Happy 35th Birthday, Uncle John!
September 22, 2022
We’re celebrating 35 years of Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader—and the brand-new Uncle John’s Awesome 35th Anniversary Bathroom Reader—by looking back at the last three-and-a-half-decades with amazing facts or stories from the new book from ...
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It’s Back to School Time. Any Questions?
September 14, 2022
The kids are headed back to school for another year of learning, while the rest of us can hang out here and learn about the origins and purposes behind some of the most fundamental elements of the classroom. Why does the school year begin arou...
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Why is Susan B. Anthony So Famous?
August 30, 2022
You probably know that Susan B. Anthony had something to do with getting women the right to vote in the United States—the 19th Amendment guaranteeing such was ratified in August 1920—but do you know how she did it and what, exactly, she did? S...
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Everything You Didn’t Know You Didn’t Know About Gandhi
August 23, 2022
Globally, he’s one of the best known, most revered, and important historical figures of the 20th century. However, some misinformation persists in the legacy of Gandhi, regarded as “the father of the country” of India, helping his homeland a...
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Why is Amelia Earhart Famous?
May 23, 2022
The name is familiar, and it looms large in American history books. Here’s specifically what Amelia Earhart did, and why she’s so important and notable.
In October 1922, six months after purchasing a second-hand two-seater Kinnea Airster ...
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