On this day in 1879, Thomas Alva Edison invented a workable electric light in his laboratory at Menlo Park, New Jersey. Though Edison’s was not the first light bulb ever invented, his design for the incandescent bulb was the first that was practical commercially, and thus quickly became the standard. You can read the actual [...]
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Let there be light!
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Yarrrrr, me mateys…!
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Today is International Talk Like a Pirate Day. Although not an official federal holiday, International Talk Like a Pirate Day is perhaps the best known of the many “internet holidays” established and made famous on the web. The day was invented by Mark Summers and John Baur.
Pirates have been with us for a long time, [...]
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