This week I learned that we think with our hands, and more
Fun and interesting facts from around the web


Read more about the facts mentioned:
- Talking with your hands makes you learn things faster (New York Magazine)
- Welcome to Mongolia's new postal system: An atlas of random words (NPR)
- What poison ivy has against us (The New York Times)
- Elie Wiesel visits Disneyland (Tablet)
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