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WTF Fun Fact 13707 – The Biro

Why do some people in England call a ballpoint pen a biro? Click to read the full fact. The post WTF Fun Fact 13707 – The Biro appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source

The Cherokee writing system, one of the only examples in history of an official script being invented from scratch by a member of a non-literate group, was created by a man named Sequoyah. Within just 25 years of its creation, nearly 100% of the Cherokee population was literate, and the script served as inspiration for… Read More »

Handwriting in schools

The introduction of the Common Core State Standards in 2010 led to many schools removing handwriting instruction, including cursive writing, from their curriculum as it was no longer a requirement for students to be proficient in it. Source

Putting spaces between written words…

Putting spaces between written words wasn’t a thing until the 7th Century and didn’t become popular in Europe for another few hundred years (Romanauthorsthoughtyoucouldjustfigureitoutfromcontext). The post Putting spaces between written words… appeared first on Crazy Facts. Source

Braille began as a military code…

Braille began as a military code called “night writing.” Developed by the French army (1819) – soldiers could communicate at night without speaking / using candles. Louis Braille learned the code & developed the more user-friendly, optimized version of the Braille alphabet we know today. The post Braille began as a military code… appeared first… Read More »