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'''[[Thia Typo]]''' | '''[[Thia Typo]]''' (1848–1917) was a Fleet Street typesetter blamed in her lifetime for an extraordinary run of printing errors — mistakes some historians now argue were among the earliest documented cases of ''[[Typographic Drift]]''. Her name endures in newsroom slang as shorthand for any inexplicable typo. ([[Thia Typo|Full article...]]) | ||
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* ... that '''[[Encyclopedia Folklorica]]''' began as an internal reference index restricted to Institute members for over a century before its 2026 public launch? | * ... that '''[[Encyclopedia Folklorica]]''' began as an internal reference index restricted to Institute members for over a century before its 2026 public launch? | ||
* ... that historians still disagree on whether the [[Folklorica Institute]] was founded in 1861 or 1863? | * ... that historians still disagree on whether the [[Folklorica Institute]] was founded in 1861 or 1863? | ||
* ... that '''[[ | * ... that printers on [[Fleet Street]] once referred to any inexplicable printing mistake as "another '''[[Thia Typo]]'''"? | ||
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Revision as of 01:22, 3 July 2026
Encyclopedia Folklorica is the ongoing publication of the Folklorica Institute, an independent archival institution documenting the people, institutions, events, places, and phenomena that lie at the margins of ordinary attention. The entries collected here are drawn from the Institute's archive and are added as they are catalogued and reviewed.
The archive currently comprises 14 published entries.
Featured ArticleThia Typo (1848–1917) was a Fleet Street typesetter blamed in her lifetime for an extraordinary run of printing errors — mistakes some historians now argue were among the earliest documented cases of Typographic Drift. Her name endures in newsroom slang as shorthand for any inexplicable typo. (Full article...) Did You Know?
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