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Gutenberg's invention of the printing press in the mid-fifteenth century initiated a revolution in information sharing that would forever reshape the course of human history. Prior to this pivotal moment, books were painstakingly transcribed by scribes, making them scarce and accessible only to a select few. The printing press permitted mass produc
On a crisp September day in 1919, the peaceful streets of Boston's North End were abruptly transformed by an unexpected and horrific catastrophe. A massive tank holding thousands of gallons of molasses, a popular sweetener at the time, suddenly ruptured, sending a sticky wave of brown sludge through the streets like a flood. Buildings were toppled,
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