Certain factors can exacerbate the patches of dry skin that develop around your mouth. This includes frequently licking your lips, according to NetDoctor. If you live in a cold climate, cold weather can dry the skin, causing patches to develop on the lips.
Seven months after being released from Landsberg jail, Nazi leader Adolf Hitler publishes the first volume of his personal manifesto, Mein Kampf.
(Bill O'leary/the Washington Post) After Seabiscuit, Hillenbrand suffered a relapse of chronic fatigue syndrome. Her latest book, about a WWII prisoner of war, is titled Unbroken. (Bill O'leary/the Washington Post)