Nerditter
Nerditter t1_j8nh8xg wrote
Reply to comment by IDK_Maybe_ in TIL that the phrase "It was a dark and stormy night" was the opening line to an actual novel published in 1830, but runs on for another 51 words: "It was a dark and stormy night; the rain fell in torrents — except at occasional intervals, when it was checked by a violent gust of wind which..." by dylancatlow
I think that first line in Wrinkle In Time is a kind of joke about how cliche an opening sentence it is.
Nerditter t1_j9cnzkh wrote
Reply to TIL about Doggerland, a region of northwest Europe that was home to Mesolithic people before rising sea levels inundated the area and created a Europe better resembling today's Europe. by blonderengel
So, Middle Earth.