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Category Archives: History
1938 Vintage Hong Kong Tourism Video
This is a fascinating old video: Here’s a picture of Hong Kong harbor from June 2010:
Cross Dressing Presidents?
Via Chris Blattman, ” just who is this cute little girl”? There’s a hint in the title. Find out here.
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When History Was Made
Via The Economist, this is fascinating: “More person years have been lived in the first decade of the current century than in all of the 17th century. And nearly 80% of the economic output of the last millenium has been … Continue reading
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Here’s a Real ‘Computer’ Game
Via Ezra Klein, the first version of ‘The Oregon Trail’ game: “With no monitor, the original version of Oregon Trail was played by answering prompts that printed out on a roll of paper. At 10 characters per second, the teletype … Continue reading
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Largest Earthquakes Since 1900
This is an interesting reference: Wow. The 9.5 Chile earthquake in 1960 created tsunamis that killed 68 people in Hawaii and 138 people in Japan. Tokyo is 10,668 miles from Santiago.
Clever Inventions
Via Marginal Revolution: “United States Patent 3962748 and no, this is not from the Onion.”
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Houdini: Master Magician and Photoshop Editor?
Have you seen this photo? Perhaps you’ve seen this version of it? No? How about the original? One of Harry Houdini’s greatest pieces of magic was making an elephant vanish on stage. A lesser known, but equally brilliant, trick involved … Continue reading
