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The Worst Traffic Congestion in the World

Which city has the worst traffic in the world? It’s not Paris, France, although I’m using a photo from the French capital to showcase some…

2 min readApr 12, 2024

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Photo of Parisian traffic by Kab Visuals via Pexels: https://www.pexels.com/photo/road-traffic-at-night-on-paris-road-6138301/

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Charles Polanski

Massive Ancient Cities of the Amazon!

There were massive cities throughout the Amazon. This is madness! I never knew this until I opened up the book America Before by Graham…

2 min readApr 5, 2024

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Amazon forest photo by Phaelnogueira on Canva: https://www.canva.com/photos/MAFmRE99MSM-aerial-view-of-the-amazon-rainforest-in-brazil

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Charles Polanski

Perpetual Motion, the Impossible Dream?

Humanity has sought the dream of creating a perpetual motion machine. A way to get limitless and nearly free energy.

2 min readMar 30, 2024

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Steampunk gears image by Amy from Pixabay: https://pixabay.com/illustrations/steampunk-door-gears-clock-pipes-3222894/

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Charles Polanski

Magnets. Where Did They Come From?

Where do magnets come from? How did we start using magnets? These are some of the countless questions that pop into my mind. Thank goodness…

1 min readMar 29, 2024

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Photo of magnets by corelens via Canva.

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Charles Polanski

The Most Recent Empires… Only One Still Survives?

The oldest known empire is the Akkadian Empire. But what are the most recent? Here’s a list of what I consider empires that lasted into at…

2 min readMar 28, 2024

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The Grotto Pavilion of Catherine former Empress of Russia by Jacqueline Macou from Pixabay. https://pixabay.com/photos/russia-saint-petersbourg-pouchkine-1927758/

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Charles Polanski

March 27th is World Theatre Day! (Plus 6 Other Days, and Part of 3 Weeks and 27+ Months)

Lovers of theatre (or is it theater as Shakespeare and America prefers) rejoice. It’s World Theatre Day! But now there’s a day for almost…

2 min readMar 27, 2024

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Photo of Theater Actors by Magno Coronel on Pexels: https://www.pexels.com/photo/theater-actors-4063091/

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Charles Polanski

This Day in History, March 26, 1804: Party with a Mammoth Loaf of Bread at US Senate

Today’s history of the bizarre takes us back to March 26th, 1804.

2 min readMar 26, 2024

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Image of Bread by Couleur from Pixabay: https://pixabay.com/photos/loaf-farmers-bread-baked-goods-1510145/

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Charles Polanski

B-17 Bombers, Masters of the Air, and Why Checklists Matter

Masters of the Air just wrapped on Apple+. I highly recommend this show. There’s great acting and action and visuals.

2 min readMar 25, 2024

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The original B-17 checklist courtesy of flyaoamedia.com and in the public domain (and paid for by U.S. taxpayers).

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Charles Polanski

1st Video Streamed Across the Internet is also the 1st Film Streamed

1 min readMar 24, 2024

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Image by Andreas Breitling from Pixabay: https://pixabay.com/photos/bee-blossom-bloom-pollinate-macro-1467392/

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Charles Polanski

The First eBook Cost up to $100 Million to Make!

Another cool piece of digital history is the story of the first eBook. They are everywhere now, but before 1971, none existed. We only had…

2 min readMar 23, 2024

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The U.S. Declaration of Independence from a version of the 1823 William Stone facsimile via Wikipedia and in the Public Domain.

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