comedy Gary Gulman's hilarious history of postal abbreviations for states Andrea James

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Games How thousands of players explored a shared virtual world a quarter of a million rooms big, using nothing but pencils, paper, and postage stamps Mark Frauenfelder

language What old English perhaps sounded like Rob Beschizza

Journalism Reporters who quote ums and ahs only make themselves look bad Rob Beschizza

Kids OK, here's a great explainer on the origins of the word "OK" Andrea James

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