That is from Harry G. Frankfurter’s remarkable bookOn Bullshit, a philisophical examination of why facts are of less and less importance in public discourse. (Don’t let the phrase “philisophical examination” scare you, it is both readable and short.) Trump’s campaign only makes sense ...
It would be impossible to become bored reading one of Roald Dahl’s books! Fascinating facts: When Roald Dahl was at school, he and some other boys got into terrible trouble for putting a dead mouse into a store-keeper’s candy jar! No wonder he wrote such amazing books asMatildawhen he...
Pirate Trivia and Interesting Facts The Jolly Roger flag, with its black background and white skull and crossbones, was designed to be scary. This flag was not used by all pirates, usually, it was only flown by those sailing in the Spanish Main. Pirates believed that wearing ‘pierced’ ea...