Wed. 07/21 - It Was in All the Papers

<p><strong><em>How did paper sizes fall into their century-long groove, how low-wage workers seem to have the upper hand in the job market despite pandemic job losses, and the very newest, freshest words are in.</em></strong></p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/648466/why-is-standard-paper-size-8.5-x-11-inches" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Reason Why a Standard Piece of Paper Is 8.5 Inches by 11 Inches</a>&nbsp;(Mental Floss)</li><li><a href="https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/grandmas-cooking-secret/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Grandma’s Cooking Secret</a>&nbsp;(Snopes)</li><li><a href="https://www.hammermill.com/blog/8.5x11" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Who decided our paper should measure 8.5” x 11”?</a>&nbsp;(International Paper Company)</li><li><a href="https://www.loc.gov/exhibits/bibles/interactives/gutenberg/page.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Library of Congress Bibles Collection</a>&nbsp;(Library of Congress)</li><li><a href="https://modus.medium.com/a4-vs-letter-why-size-matters-5477a647b1c2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Article About Paper Sizes You Didn’t Know You Needed</a>&nbsp;(Modus)</li><li><a href="https://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/%7Emgk25/iso-paper.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">International standard paper sizes</a>&nbsp;(Markus Kuhn)</li><li><a href="https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/R/R46554/17" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Unemployment Rates During the COVID-19 Pandemic, June 15, 2021</a>&nbsp;(Congressional Research Service)</li><li><a href="https://www.npr.org/2021/07/20/1016081936/low-pay-no-benefits-rude-customers-restaurant-workers-quit-at-record-rate" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Low Pay, No Benefits, Rude Customers: Restaurant Workers Quit At Record Rate</a>&nbsp;(NPR)</li><li><a href="https://www.npr.org/2021/07/16/1016901447/oof-yall-dictionary-com-just-added-over-300-new-words-and-definitions" rel="noopener noreferrer