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Gutenberg's invention of the printing press in the mid-fifteenth century ushered a revolution in communication that would forever alter the course of human history. Prior to this pivotal moment, books were painstakingly handwritten by scribes, making them precious and accessible only to a select few. The printing press enabled mass production of pr
On a crisp September day in 1918, the calm streets of Boston's North End were abruptly overwhelmed by an unexpected and devastating disaster. A massive tank holding millions of gallons of molasses, a popular sweetener at the time, Strange But True suddenly burst, sending a sticky wave of brown sludge through the streets like a flood. Buildings were
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