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A Compendium of Fascinating Old Telephones

For more than a century the landline telephone was the fastest and easiest way to communicate. Starting with rudimentary numerical systems and telephone lines, the entire system had to be expanded upon exponentially with each decade as the home telephone grew from a niche piece of technology to a ubiquitous part of the household admin. […]

Stories That Show Parents Are Basically Superheroes

My mom never liked my wife. On my wedding day, she cried: “Son, she’s not the one for you!” I said, “One day, you’ll love her too!” She nodded. 2 years later, mom died. I went to empty her house. I froze when I looked under her bed. There were tens of my wife’s legal documents, dating back years. As I looked closer, I realized they were all debt records—college […]