Reading Is Still Fun

With the popularity of social media, reading books as a pastime seems to be the last thing people would choose to do. Here's 6 mind-blowing facts about reading.

• Habitual Reading Makes You Kinder

  Researchers at Kingston University in London have found that regular reading makes you kinder and more empathetic. According to these researchers, frequent readers are also more inclined than non-readers. to see things from other people’s points of view.
  Source: TheBookBuff
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• Reading Makes You Smarter

  An education professor, Anne E. Cunningham wrote a research paper where she explained that reading frequently does actually make you smarter. Reading helps you to retain knowledge, and it helps you to remember that knowledge later on in life. Sub-consciously reading stockpiles your brain with information, and your brain uses this information whenever needed. Thus, the more you read, the more information is stored, and the more information your brain has available, the better answers and solutions you can come up with.
  Source: TheBookBuff
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• The Smell of Books is Important for Many Readers

  Have you ever smell the books you are reading? Books have their own smell and for many readers, the smell of the books they read is just as important as the content of the book. There is actually a word for this – bibliosmia. Many Readers smell the books they are reading. They will tell you that a reader can become as addicted to the smell of a book as to the content. There is a link between smell and memory and this fact forms the basis of bibliosmia. A book’s smell gives it individuality. The smell of a second-hand book for instance can tell you something about the previous owner.
  Source: TheBookBuff
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• Many Americans Have a Low Reading Level

  We sometimes forget that not all people have well-developed reading skills. If you are a reader yourself, you seldom think that the reason for a person not to share your love for reading is because they struggle to read. According to the reading list of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), thirty-three percent of American fourth-graders read below the “basic” level on the NAEP national reading test.
  Source: TheBookBuff.com
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• The World’s Fastest Reader Reads 25,000 Words per Minute

  Do you see yourself as a fast reader? Compare your reading speed with the best readers in the world. In 1990 “The Guinness World Record Book” recognized Howard Berg for his ability to read more than 25,000 words per minute. However, this is exceptional. A normal reading rate for learning is considered 100-200 words per minute, and for comprehension, it is 200-400 wpm. Speed readers normally read at a rate of up to 700 wpm.
  Source: TheBookBuff.com
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• Books were chained to Shelves in the Past

  There was a time in the past when people chained books to the shelves they were placed on. It was the best way to ensure that books were not stolen. This theft prevention method was widely practiced in the Middle Ages. It took an effort to read a book – you couldn’t just pick it up in a shop or library and take it home to read. You have to spend time in the room where the book was chained.
  Source: TheBookBuff.com

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