This week I learned the word pink used to mean yellow, and more
Fun and interesting facts from around the web


Read more on the facts mentioned:
- Pink used to be yellow (no, really) (Mental Floss)
- Brain 'rewires' itself to enhance other senses in blind people (ScienceDaily)
- Vision, not limbs, led fist onto land 385 million years ago (Northwestern Now)
- Jane Austen faked her own marriage twice (AFP)
Sign up for Today's Best Articles in your inbox
A free daily email with the biggest news stories of the day – and the best features from TheWeek.com
Subscribe to The Week
Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.

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.
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.
-
Book review: ‘Abundance’ and ‘Raising Hare: A Memoir’
Feature The political party of ‘abundance’ and a political adviser befriends a baby hare
By The Week US Published
-
USPS Postmaster General DeJoy steps down
Speed Read Louis DeJoy faced ongoing pressure from the Trump administration as they continue to seek power over the postal system
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
-
Trump's plan to rebuild American shipping faces rough waters
Talking Points Fees on China-made ships could disrupt trade
By Joel Mathis, The Week US Published