This week I learned why people in old movies talk weird, and more

Fun and interesting facts from around the web

(Image credit: John Springer Collection/CORBIS)

Read more about the facts mentioned:

Ladies last: 8 inventions by women that dudes got credit for (Mother Jones)

Article continues below

The Week

Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.

SUBSCRIBE & SAVE
https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/flexiimages/jacafc5zvs1692883516.jpg

Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

Sign up

Extreme commute: From New Zealand to rural Iceland (BBC News)

Is it quicker just to read The Hobbit? (Facebook.com/BBC)

Lauren Hansen produces The Week’s podcasts and videos and edits the photo blog, Captured. She also manages the production of the magazine's iPad app. A graduate of Kenyon College and Northwestern University, she previously worked at the BBC and Frontline. She knows a thing or two about pretty pictures and cute puppies, both of which she tweets about @mylaurenhansen.