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Panoramas From The Early 1900s Let You Gaze Far And Wide At The Past

When the iPhone got native panorama function in iOS 6, people started sharing tons of sprawling views. 360s of stadiums, the whole visible coastline at sunset. Laudable Facebook wallpapers all. But the urge to capture really wide shots didn’t start a few years ago, it began in the 1800s when photographers like George R. Lawrence realized that aerial technology could help them take new kinds of photos . Read more…        

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Incredible Images of the Massive New Tunnels Hollowing New York City

There is a 22-foot-long, 200-ton steel monster under Manhattan . Dead, resting deep somewhere under Grand Central Station and Park Avenue, this machine and her twin brother excavated the massive tunnels that you can see here, one of the largest public transportation works of our time. More »

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We’ve Known Texting Was Going to Destroy Conversation for Over a Century

If you’ve ever thought “man, texting is really ruining verbal communication” stop right now, before you start feeling like you’ve had an original thought. People were thinking the same thing about the telegraph in 1906 . Then again, depending on who you are, maybe it’s an improvement. [ Kip W via Buzzfeed ] More »

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We’ve Known Texting Was Going to Destroy Conversation for Over a Century