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Here’s What The Winter Olympics Looked Like More Than 80 Years Ago
I think ice skating at Rockefeller during the holidays looks more professional than this. But it was Lake Placid, NY, USA in 1932, and it was only the third Winter Olympics and what they were doing was probably groundbreaking stuff. There were only four sports! 14 events! 17 countries! 252 athletes! It’s like going up…
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The Smack-A-Mac: How Early Adopters Busted Computer Stress
These days we all love computers, but when they first arrived on the scene they had a few… glitches. So, instead of people punching their computer, they could take their stresses out on the technological equivalent of a stress ball: a Smack-a-Mac.
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This Is How People Thought Of Fever Before They Knew What It Was
Having a fever can be pretty terrible — but imagine having it before there was any cure, when nobody really knew what it was. This picture, from the 18 century, depicts just that.
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That Time Mr Magoo Saved The Earth Using Incandescent Light Bulbs
Conventional incandescent bulbs are increasingly illuminati non-grata in the US, but there was once a time when they played a vital role in not just lighting American homes, but also protecting the country itself from alien invasion.