Saturday, February 21, 2015

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An 80-year-old historian named Walter Elliot unearthed a forgotten Sherlock Holmes after it had been sitting in his attic Selkirk, Scotland, for nearly 50 years.


An 80-year-old historian named Walter Elliot unearthed a forgotten Sherlock Holmes after it had been sitting in his attic Selkirk, Scotland, for nearly 50 years.


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"Usually people would throw out these books or sell them off. It has been in my family for quite a while now," Elliot told The Telegraph . "I have no idea if it has ever been published...I have no idea how many they made and sold."



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"I've always been interested in history and my family has always passed on stories and I suppose this was one of the stories that was passed down," said Elliot. "I've had this book for about 40 or 50 years. I must have got it from a friend because I can't remember buying it from anyone."




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Issa Rae Walks You Through Life's Most Awkward Moments

From navigating foodie problems to dealing with asshole co-workers, we asked writer and producer Issa Rae for advice based on her new book, The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl.


Issa Rae is a writer and producer best known for her popular YouTube series, Awkward Black Girl. Since she is such an expert at dealing with socially uncomfortable moments, we figured we'd ask for some pointers.


Issa Rae is a writer and producer best known for her popular YouTube series, Awkward Black Girl. Since she is such an expert at dealing with socially uncomfortable moments, we figured we'd ask for some pointers.


The following situations are inspired by chapters from her recently published book, The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl.


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When you *might* have embellished a bit in your online dating profile and someone asks for a photo that will definitely out you.


When you *might* have embellished a bit in your online dating profile and someone asks for a photo that will definitely out you.


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When your food arrives at a restaurant and nobody else in your group of friends is nearly as excited to eat as you are.


When your food arrives at a restaurant and nobody else in your group of friends is nearly as excited to eat as you are.


It's food! Why isn't everyone else rejoicing??


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When people ask why you went out to eat alone.


When people ask why you went out to eat alone.


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22 Books To Read Now, Based On Your Favorite Black Literature

Make room on your to-read list.



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22 Things You'd Never Hear An English Literature Student Say

“But that’s not what the author could have possibly meant!”


“Look, what if the author just wrote that because they wanted to write it like that.”



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"It's impossible to bring Marxism into this debate."



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“I actually read for pleasure more now my degree is basically just reading.”


“I actually read for pleasure more now my degree is basically just reading.”


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“I think 5 contact hours a week is totally reasonable given that I’m paying the same as Sciences students.”


“I think 5 contact hours a week is totally reasonable given that I’m paying the same as Sciences students.”


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Which Female Literary Character Are You?

Women run the literary world, obviously.


13 Hilariously Incorrect Quotes

If these are wrong I don’t want to be right.



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