Weekend Links 9-18-20

 Happy Friday! Here is your weekly roundup of interesting links for your weekend reading.

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the BBC adaptation of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. So what better way to celebrate then with a life-sized cake shaped like Colin Firth as Mr. Darcy.

Speaking of anniversaries, it is also the 25th anniversary of the premiere of the short-lived but beloved PBS series Wishbone. Here's a fascinating oral history from the creators of the show.

 Now I know where I want to take my next vacation: Lindt has opened the world's largest chocolate museum in Zurich. 

Selecting the best P. G. Wodehouse books. Because he was so prolific it is often difficult to narrow down a "best of" list when it comes to Wodehouse. Still there are a lot of interesting selections on this list even if it omits my personal favorite, The Code of the Woosters.

Throughout baseball history, there have been many players who only played in one major league game. In fact, according to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, there have been approximately a thousand players who have only played once. I had no idea they tracked this information. Perhaps the most famous was Archibald "Moonlight" Graham who was also a prominent character in the movie Field of Dreams. But this story is probably the most unique "one game wonder": a player who made his major league debut in a game he didn't actually play in. What's even more interesting is that while he never had a major league career his younger brother was a Hall of Famer. 

Speaking of baseball oddities, you don't see this every day: a player who gets ejected while crossing home plate on a home run. 

How a thirteen year old's comment to her father changed the course of asthma treatments. 

Ever wonder what happens to books left behind in public places such as subways, airplanes or hotels?

There are many reasons why Agatha Christie is considered one of the greatest novelists of all time. One reason could be because she can draw readers in with some fantastic opening lines.