A pint-sized mad scientist, a green-haired girl with a contagious sense of wonder, and a 10-year-old detective. They’re all characters in the books on Grant’s latest list of recommended books for children. Also, what’s the word for a female octopus...
Why are distances at sea measured in knots? In the 1500s, sailors would drop a chip log off the side of the boat and let out the rope for about thirty seconds, counting how many knots on the rope went out. Eventually, one knot came to mean one...
pickle park n.— «Back in his cab, Rattu pulls out his logbook. He now has to record his hours of work, coffee breaks and stops at pickle parks (rest areas).» —“Goin’ Down The Road” by Lindalee Tracey Globe and Mail (Toronto, Canada) Oct. 21, 1988...