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The Camera Technology That Turned Films Into Stories

(via The Atlantic) In the late 19th century, filmmakers had a problem they couldn’t have anticipated: how to make a

(via digg) These days, you can do pretty much anything with CGI . But back in the early days of

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(via Amusing Planet) With less than 3,000 inhabitants, Casey, Illinois might be among the smaller towns of the U.S., but

(via Amusing Planet) Smoke signals and beacons have been used to relay messages over short distances since ancient times, but

(via Amusing Planet) The Museum of Bad Art is the only museum in the world “dedicated to bringing the worst

(via The Week) The Great Blizzard of 1888, or The Great White Hurricane, battered Americans from Washington, D.C., to Maine

(via mental_floss) Never take free time for granted. In the 1910s, when child labor was common, free time was a

(via Great Big Story) Kristin Finley had a comfortable life in Los Angeles with a stable job, a decent salary

(via Great Big Story) In caves that are 30 million years old and 150 feet underground, an unforgettable site glows

(via mental_floss) The legendary Harlem Globetrotters played their first game 90 years ago today, on January 7, 1927. In the

(via Atlas Obscura) In 18th-century England, it was best to be wary of any hands that reached too close to

(via mental_floss) Monday, January 16, marks Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the federal date of recognition for one of the