You Probably See These Things Every Day But Have No Idea Of Their Purpose
Thanks To Rats For Margins
In school, we were taught to always leave margins for neatness and clarity of work. We now respect the lines because this is usually the space where teachers leave their remarks. But who would have thought that this tradition started because of rats?
Back in the day, mice and rats loved chewing on books, primarily the sides of literary items. In a bid to protect the textual content, scholars would write with an imaginary indention so that even with the bites, the work would still be readable.
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