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The past beats inside me like a second heart.  John Banville Happy 70th birthday, John Banville! The Booker Prize-winning novelist also writes crime fiction under the name Benjamin Black—he has said...

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There is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good humor.  Charles Dickens December 19, 1843: Charles Dickens self-published one of his most enduring works, A Christmas...

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Quote of the day for Thursday!

   Where did feelings go when they disappeared? Did they leave a chemical trace somewhere in our minds, so that if we could look inside ourselves we would see via the patterns of neurons some of the...

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T.G.I.F. Here’s Your Quote of the Day!

   I am a cage, in search of a bird.  Franz Kafka As a child, Franz Kafka (born July 3, 1883) would write plays for his parents’ birthday and have his sisters act them out.

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Quote of the day for Saturday!

   She generally gave herself very good advice, (though she very seldom followed it).  Lewis Carroll July 4, 1862: On this day, Lewis Carroll began telling his famous children’ story, Alice’s...

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Happy Halloween! Here’s today’s quote…

   See, the world is full of things more powerful than us. But if you know how to catch a ride, you can go places,  Neal Stephenson Happy birthday, Neal Stephenson! The Snow Crash writer is actively...

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Fact of the Day•Today in History•Today’s Birthdays

Fact of the Day: New Jersey is home to the world’s first drive-in movie theater. Today in History: January 24, 1965 Former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill died in London at age 90. Today’s...

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139 Old Norse Words in the English Language

139 Old Norse Words That Invaded The English Language When I say “Old English” what comes to mind? The ornate, hard-to-read script? Reading Beowulf in your high school English class? The kinds of...

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