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This Day In History of the Day

This Day In History of the Day: To mark the 165th anniversary of Thomas Edison’s birth, the Internet’s other explainer of things, Jeremiah Warren (previously), put together a quick and frank animated profile of the controversial inventor who ...
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Celebrate Thomas Edison's 165th Birthday With a Crash Course On His Life [Video]





Did you know that Thomas Edison got his first job as a telegraph operator after saving the daughter of a station agent from an oncoming train? Or that he didn't invent the lightbulb, but instead created t...
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How Christmas Tree Lights Evolved from Major to Mild Fire Hazard [Christmas]





Before our Christmas tree lighting needs were taken care of with $25 and a trip to Target, creating the atmosphere meant placing candles—wax towers topped with fire—onto seasonal kindling. Thin...
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The Most Beautiful Pics General Electric Ever Instagram'd [Image Cache]






It looks like GE has taken to both Tumblr and Instagram with this new series. It's a look back on 130 years of innovation, of course using all the old-timey filters at their disposal. More »...
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Why the Human is a Social Animal [Report from the 99% Conference]
Today, at the 3rd annual 99% Conference in New York City, which sold out 5 months in advance, 380 advertising, design and related creative professionals and enthusiasts gathered for the first of 2 days of quality speakers and potential industry connection...
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What Is This Cruel and Unusual Torture Instrument? [Alarm Clocks]






Inspired by Thomas Edison, designer David Krawczyk created an ancient-looking alarm clock (ten points to the man in the back, well done!) with light bulbs that glow when stuck into the desired wake-up tim...
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Thomas Edison's Oddest Inventions [Inventions]






Thomas Edison is an inventor known for great things. We also know he had a pretty good sense of humor. Some of these er, lesser known contributions from Mr. Edison were ahead of their time; others are ju...
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Thomas Edison: Across the Brooklyn Bridge

Actual film footage shot from a moving train by Thomas Edison, circa 1899. The train is traveling from Brooklyn to Manhattan. I’m not a New York native but I thought this seemed pretty freakin’ cool so I thought I’d share.
Sidenote: thi...
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Video: Thomas Edison Crossing the Brooklyn Bridge in 1899 [Video]






The bridge was only 16-years-old when Edison shot this video from a BMT train crossing to Manhattan. It may not be HD, or 3D, or whatever fancy-format you kids like these days, but it takes me right back...
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How Thomas Edison Pranked the 1920s With His "Dead People" Phone [Phones]






You can't blame the people of 1920 for falling for Edison's practical joke. After all, this was the man who invented the light bulb! When he told a magazine he'd invented a phone that communicates with sp...
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Like Most Men, Thomas Edison Enjoyed A Good Catfight [Image Cache]






Thomas Edison and his friends were prone to recording short movies for amusement. This particular one reveals how the brilliant inventor is really just like nearly any other man: He just wanted to watch ...
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This May Be The Only Existing Video of Mark Twain [Memory Forever]






There's little action, no sound, and the footage is grainy. But this brief clip may be the only existing video of writer Mark Twain and his daughters Clara and Jean. It was captured in 1909 by inventor Th...
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