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Benjamin Franklin published a yearly…
Benjamin Franklin published a yearly almanac called Poor Richard’s Almanack. The publication was extremely popular, selling 10,000 copies per year, making Franklin rich. In 1735, upon the death of his brother, Franklin sent 500 copies to his widow so she could make money selling them. The post Benjamin Franklin published a yearly… appeared first on… Read More »
An author created a 1000…
Ray Bradbury wrote the first draft…
Ray Bradbury wrote the first draft of Fahrenheit 451 on a typewriter in UCLA Library’s basement that cost 10 cents for 30 minutes. 9 days and $9.80 later he had a short story titled ‘ The Fireman’ that was later expanded into Fahrenheit 451. The post Ray Bradbury wrote the first draft… appeared first on… Read More »
In 1953, a member of the Indiana Textbook…
In 1953, a member of the Indiana Textbook Commission attempted to ban teaching Robin Hood in schools stating “there is a Communist directive in education now to stress the story of Robin Hood, they want to stress it because he robbed the rich and gave it to the poor. That’s the Communist line.” The post… Read More »
The book ‘Where the Wild Things Are’…
20 Interesting Facts About Ernest Hemingway
Here are 20 Interesting Facts About Ernest Hemingway. 1-5 Interesting Facts About Ernest Hemingway 1. Ernest Hemingway grew paranoid and talked about FBI spying on him later in life. He was treated with electroshock. It was later revealed that he was in fact watched, and Edgar Hoover personally placed him under surveillance. – Source 2.…… Read More »