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When you walk around the city at night, do you enjoy the glimpses you get of other people’s well-lit homes? If you do (and who…
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We take money for granted today in the United States. Our currency is standardized and federally regulated. A dollar in the bank, a dollar in…
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Electrical wires first appeared on Philly streets in 1845. A few pioneering wires were strung up on poles to facilitate the latest communication innovation: the…
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While researching episodes for the podcast, I am constantly tempted down rabbit holes, chasing after fascinating fragments of history. Recently, I was struck by this…
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Painted transparencies were the lighted billboards of the nineteenth century. Large scenes and words painted on thin cloth or paper were stretched over a wood…
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