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No. 970

Lincoln Logs were invented by Frank Lloyd Wright’s son.

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  1. 50 Common Misquotations

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  3. 38 Wonderful Words With No English Equivalent

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Is It Possible To Think Without Language?

Language is so deeply embedded in almost every aspect of the way we interact with the world. What would our thoughts be like without it?

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In the Beginning: Sing, Sing, Sing!

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Weekend Word Wrap: recovered words

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5 Questions: Do the Math

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DID YOU KNOW? Marlon Brando hated memorizing lines so much that he posted cue cards everywhere to help him get through scenes. He even asked for lines to be written on an actress's posterior. (That request was denied.)