Venice Aldine Press printing capital punctuation italic type

Venice became a European printing capital

417 printers by 1500

By the end of the 15th century, Venice had become a center of European printing. The Aldine Press helped establish modern punctuation, page formats, and italic type—features still used in books.

An axolotl has ten times more DNA than a human

About 10× Human Genome Size

An axolotl’s genome is roughly ten times the size of ours, yet it contains a similar number of protein-coding genes. Much of the difference comes from long stretches of repeated DNA. A bigger genome does not necessarily mean more genes—or a more complicated organism.

D.C. votes for president but lacks a voting lawmaker

Washington, D.C., has three Electoral College votes in elections for president and vice president. Yet residents lack voting representation in Congress, the national legislature.

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Venice Aldine Press printing capital punctuation italic type

Venice became a European printing capital

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