From the BBC

A very good article by former UK Home Secretary David Blunkett on the Braille System. I always did think he was remarkable to have been such a successful politician even though he lost his sight as a child.

10 Things We Didn't Know This Time Last Week and 100 Things We Didn't Know Last Year
Did you know that toasters are banned in Cuba? Or that pears sink while apples float? Or that faking one's death is known as pseudocide?