Quills required single smooth flows of the nib; printing would have caused far too many blots and smudges. However, long before pencils or ballpoint pens, there was carving in stone and Gutenberg’s printing press. The typewriter also came into being back in the late 1800s.

Wordle is a word puzzle that gives players six chances to guess a five-letter word. Originally created by software engineer Josh Wardle and released to the public in 2021, the puzzle was acquired by The New York Times in 2022 after rising to huge popularity.

Sam Altman claims that the AI device that OpenAI is currently building with famed Apple designer Jony Ive is actually a family of devices, and teased that they will likely not include a key component used by nearly every other smart device.

Dear Heloise: I’m writing about a reader’s advice that you printed regarding freshening a teddy bear. The writer suggested a used dryer sheet that was sprayed with air freshener. I would not recommend this hint! The chemicals in the air freshener and dryer sheets are not healthy for a child to ingest or inhale up close.