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The history of the American phone book
Stacker via AOL· 3 months agoPhoto Illustration by Elizabeth Ciano // Stacker // Getty Images Once a mainstay of homes, businesses, and phone booths everywhere, the phone book has...
The 19th Century Idea that Could Help Fix Big Tech
Politico via Yahoo News· 2 months agoWhen it comes to tech companies, lawmakers often seem to be talking about different things at once. Sometimes lawmakers are angry that tech companies...
At 150 years, the Kentucky Derby is older than ... almost everything. Its place in history.
Lexington Herald-Leader via Yahoo Sports· 1 month agoOne hundred fifty. It’s a small number if we’re counting raindrops. It’s a big number if we’re...
You'll Love Learning These Surprising Valentine's Day Facts
The Pioneer Woman via Yahoo News· 4 months ago25 Valentine's Day Facts That Will Surprise YouGetty Images When it comes to Valentine’s Day, there...
Little-known museum celebrates the history and legacy of the telephone
Tribune via AOL· 2 weeks agoMay 11—ALBUQUERQUE — If you don't have a ringing sound running through your ears before taking a tour of the Telephone Museum of New Mexico, you might have one afterward. This little-known love ...
‘I invented the precursor to the iPod – and my solicitor threw it in a skip’
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 3 months agoKane Kramer, 67, is an inventor and businessman who found fame in 1979 when he invented the world’s...
110 fun trivia questions for kids (and answers)
TODAY via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoTrivia questions for kids can be brain-bending fun for the whole family. According to Laura Linn Knight, the author of “Break Free from Reactive...
The Modest Invention That Let the Grateful Dead Live Forever
Slate via Yahoo News· 5 months agoThis article is adapted from the book High Bias: The Distorted History of the Cassette Tape. Will...
How the world changed during the Queen’s lifetime
Press Association News via AOL· 2 years agoThe world changed in monumental ways during the Queen’s lifetime. She served as a symbol of stability as her country evolved through the 20th century,...
Father of cellphone sees dark side but also hope in new tech
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe man credited with inventing the cellphone 50 years ago had only one concern then about the...