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At Home: A Short History of Private Life
by Bill Bryson
Bill Bryson answers questions you never thought to ask. He is a genius. And yet, I have yet to finish any of his books...It probably says more about me than it does about him. (Shut up.)
For having read 15% of this book (according to zee Kindle), here is what I learned:
Favorite Quotes
The Old English word for a slave was thrall, which is why when we are enslaved by an emotion we are enthralled.
The dining table was a plain board called by that name. It was hung on the wall when not in use, and was perched on the diners' knees when food was served. Over time, the word board came to signify not just the dining surface but the meal itself, whis is where the board comes from in room and board.
People in the distant past were not in fact all that small. Doors were small for the same reason windows were small: they were expensive.
For several decades, ice was America's second biggest crop...
In 1859, an American named John Landis Mason solved the challenge that the Frenchman Nicolas-Francois Appert had not quite mastered the better part of a century before. Mason patented the threaded glss jar with a metal screw-on lid. This provided a perfect seal and made it possible to preserve all kinds of foods that would previously spoil.
For having read 15% of this book (according to zee Kindle), here is what I learned:
Favorite Quotes
The Old English word for a slave was thrall, which is why when we are enslaved by an emotion we are enthralled.
The dining table was a plain board called by that name. It was hung on the wall when not in use, and was perched on the diners' knees when food was served. Over time, the word board came to signify not just the dining surface but the meal itself, whis is where the board comes from in room and board.
People in the distant past were not in fact all that small. Doors were small for the same reason windows were small: they were expensive.
For several decades, ice was America's second biggest crop...
In 1859, an American named John Landis Mason solved the challenge that the Frenchman Nicolas-Francois Appert had not quite mastered the better part of a century before. Mason patented the threaded glss jar with a metal screw-on lid. This provided a perfect seal and made it possible to preserve all kinds of foods that would previously spoil.