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\"book\"Why Are Some Pages “Intentionally Left Blank” and Why Do They Say This<\/a><\/p>\n

It\u2019s easy to dismiss the phrase, \u201cThis page is intentionally left blank\u201d and its usage as an example of bureaucracy gone mad, but it and the blank pages themselves are actually there for good reason. To begin with, the practise of marking intentionally blank pages, known as vacat pages, some form of \u201cintentionally blank\u201d goes all the way back to the dawn of automated printing itself, where mistakes in printing were relatively common. Like today, the main purpose of marking these pages in this way was simply to make sure people knew that the blank page wasn\u2019t a result of a printing error. Given this, it\u2019s no surprise that you\u2019ll almost always only see this text on pages that you might otherwise think shouldn\u2019t be blank given their position in the written work. \u00a0This brings us around to the much more interesting question…(more<\/a>)<\/p>\n

\"bassreeves\"The Remarkable Bass Reeves<\/a><\/p>\n

While historians posit that the Wild West was nowhere near as wild as Hollywood would have you believe, it was a place where certain lawmen forged reputations as legendary heroes in their pursuit of outlaws. (Although in some cases, such as Wyatt Earp, the lawmen were little better than some of the criminals, see: Wyatt Earp \u2013 The Great American\u2026 Villain?) As for \u201cThe Indomitable Marshal\u201d Bass Reeves, he was a former slave turned Deputy Marshal who captured some 3000 outlaws in his long and storied career. Born in 1838 somewhere in Arkansas, Reeves spent his childhood as the slave of State legislator William Steele Reeves. Little is known about Reeves\u2019 youth and he seldom talked about it as an adult, but…(more<\/a>)<\/p>\n

\"pilgrims-340x476\"The Many Myths Surrounding the Pilgrims and Thanksgiving<\/a><\/p>\n

The myth that they dressed like this stems from a popular clothing style in England in the late 17th century, which carried over to 18th and 19th century artist depictions of Pilgrims. In fact, historical records of Pilgrims\u2019 clothing, such as the passenger list of the Mayflower, wills, which included descriptions of clothing, and other such records, paint a very different picture than the late 17th century artists depicted. For starters, the Pilgrims didn\u2019t wear buckled hats. They also didn\u2019t wear buckles on their shoes or waists. Buckles were expensive and not in fashion at the time. They simply wore the much cheaper leather laces to tie up their shoes and hold up their pants. Buckles later became very popular in England for their expense and as a fashion statement. Those who were too poor to afford…(more<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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