“English As She Is Spoke,” A Guide To English Written By A Guy Who Didn’t Really Speak English
For International English Language Day, the story of the most unusual guide to the language ever published, the one called “English As She Is Spoke.”
Once Upon A Time, Human Ancestors Tried To Hibernate
A paleoanthrological study in the caves of Atapuerca, Spain, finds that hundreds of thousands of years ago, human ancestors tried something along the lines of hibernation, holing up in the caves for months during winter. It didn't go all that well, though.