BBC News runs “10 THINGS WE DIDN’T KNOW THIS TIME LAST WEEK.” We tend to forget that everything changes all of the time. In this week’s edition, we learn about gender color theory (excerpt):
3. Pink was a boy’s colour while blue was thought better for girls – a “generally accepted rule” according to The Ladies Home Journal in 1918, which described pink as “more decided and stronger” while blue was “more delicate and dainty”.
What are little boys made of?
- Helping children learn to read
- A history of marriage