CrimeReads investigated "seven novels in which the dead step in to solve their own murders."
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Mental Floss looked up "the fascinating origin stories and etymologies behind 70 common words."
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McSweeney's quiz: "Are you a participant in a child's made-up game or Josef K. from Kafka's The Trial?
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Gastro Obscura explored "the 18th-century cookbook that helped save the Slovene language."
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"U.K libraries and museums unite to save 'astonishing' lost library from private buyers," the Guardian reported. As a result, Sotheby's has postponed an auction of the material to allow Friends of the National Libraries to try to acquire the entire collection.