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Which writer encouraged readers to punctuate themselves?

American extravagant writer Timothy Dexter wrote a book in 1802 with very peculiar language and lack of any punctuation. In response to the indignation of readers in the second edition of the book, he added a special page with punctuation marks, asking readers to arrange them in the text to their liking.

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Which tree is the strongest?

Cork, it is also balsa. It is the strongest tree in the world, measured in three categories - stiffness, flexibility and compressibility - stronger than oak and pine.

Despite the fact that balsa is the softest tree, it is not a softwood species (coniferous), but a hardwood (deciduous). The botanical term "hardwood" is used for hardwoods - broad-leaved and mostly deciduous trees that are angiosperms (i.e. flowering, such as balsa) - as opposed to coniferous gymnosperms (i.e., non-flowering, such as pine).

Cork is also very light, though not the lightest in the world. The lightest and most practical tree comes from New Zealand and is called whau (pronounced "faw"). Maori fishermen make floats out of it.

The word balsa means "raft" in Spanish. The cork tree is not afraid of woodworms.

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