Secluding His Family
Genie’s father still believed Genie was mentally disabled and decided he had to hide her existence entirely out of shame and his own bout of mental illness…
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Genie Wiley: America's Ferie Child
The More You Know
- Doctors' sloppy handwriting kills more than 7,000 people annually in the United States.
- February used to be the last month of the year, which is why it has the shortest number of days.
- Shakespeare is easier to understand, makes more sense, and is punnier when it's recited in its original pronunciation instead of a modern English accent.
- In 1567, the man said to have the longest beard in the world died after he tripped over his beard running away from a fire.