Potato, Po-tah-to
I came across this cute story on MSNBC today, about a little kid who discovered an error on a display sign at the Smithsonian (which had apparently been there for decades, fyi), alerted the organization via a comment box and ultimately received a reply letter informing him the mistake was to be eradicated asap.
It's a fun read.
Check it out then tell me: Did you know what the Precambrian was when you were in fifth grade?
All I can remember from that time is doing a report on New Jersey that I'm sure was entirely based on information found in the "N" volume of that year's Encyclopedia Brittanica; finding it hilarious that there was a kid in class named Thor; and being elated when Joey Toler asked me to go with him.
But the Precambrian? No, I definitely do not recall learning anything about that. I'm not sure I even know what it is now!
Kids these days, I tell ya...