http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/14/underwear-spurred-surge-in-medieval-literacy-level/ The Neat Side of the Web Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:50:58 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/14/underwear-spurred-surge-in-medieval-literacy-level/comment-page-1/#comment-154805 Alex Sat, 14 Jul 2007 18:37:08 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/14/underwear-spurred-surge-in-medieval-literacy-level/#comment-154805 Really? Must've been asleep when that was taught in school. Either that or I went to a crappy school. Really? Must've been asleep when that was taught in school. Either that or I went to a crappy school.

]]> http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/14/underwear-spurred-surge-in-medieval-literacy-level/comment-page-1/#comment-154598 DCer Sat, 14 Jul 2007 14:11:08 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/14/underwear-spurred-surge-in-medieval-literacy-level/#comment-154598 Yes, really, I learned this in junior high school- this was taught in our school- didn't everyone learn this in school? Why is everyone talking about this like it's new. I'm freaking 40 here and have known about this since 1980-81. did schools stop teaching this? Yes, really, I learned this in junior high school- this was taught in our school- didn't everyone learn this in school? Why is everyone talking about this like it's new. I'm freaking 40 here and have known about this since 1980-81. did schools stop teaching this?

]]> http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/14/underwear-spurred-surge-in-medieval-literacy-level/comment-page-1/#comment-154593 ted Sat, 14 Jul 2007 13:58:03 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/14/underwear-spurred-surge-in-medieval-literacy-level/#comment-154593 And here they told us those old books were yellowed with age. And here they told us those old books were yellowed with age.

]]> http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/14/underwear-spurred-surge-in-medieval-literacy-level/comment-page-1/#comment-154584 Mal Sat, 14 Jul 2007 13:39:03 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/14/underwear-spurred-surge-in-medieval-literacy-level/#comment-154584 I don't know why this has suddenly become news. James Burke covered this idea in his Connections TV series way back in 1978. It's also likely that this idea was proposed long before that. I don't know why this has suddenly become news. James Burke covered this idea in his Connections TV series way back in 1978. It's also likely that this idea was proposed long before that.

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