A key contributor to the Oxford English Dictionary was actually a murderer who was serving a life sentence at an insane asylum. OUP ArchiveDr. Murray and his Oxford University editorial team in 1915.
With more than 600,000 entries and 2.4 million quotations in the contemporary version, a lot of backbreaking research went into the Oxford English Dictionary nearly 150 years ago. Amid all of the arguments and fights among dozens of editorial staff who compiled entries for this masterpiece at Oxford University, there is a murder connected to the OED’s creation. Read More...
These Astounding Outdoor Murals Only Appear When It’s Raining Image Source: Bored Panda
Rainy days often leave us feeling bleak and gloomy, but these streets in Seoul, South Korea aim to change all that. A creative collaboration between a group of local designers, entitled “Project Monsoon,” has transformed Seoul’s roads into remarkable colorful murals that only appear when it rains. The artists, who were inspired to “fill the streets with color and life,” used special hydrochromatic paint, which remains invisible until it becomes wet. Read More...
How a teenager named Jackie Mitchell struck out two of baseball's greats and why her story has historians puzzled.Library of CongressJackie Mitchell (second from left) shakes hands with Babe Ruth (right) as Lou Gehrig (left) and team manager Joe Engel (second from right) look on.
Jackie Mitchell knew that her presence on the mound was something of a spectacle. Wearing a too-big Chattanooga Lookouts uniform that billowed around her small frame, the 17-year-old pitcher would powder her nose for the cameras before stepping under the stadium’s bright lights. Read More...
