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01.29.12: John Foster
Accidental Mysteries, 01.29.12Welcome to Accidental Mysteries, a weekly cabinet of visual curiosities set aside for your perusal and enlightenment.
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06.14.10: Mary Badon
Red Light, Green Light : The Invention of the Traffic SignalThe traffic light — invented in 1912 by a policeman in Detroit — has radically impacted the way transportation rules have developed over the past 100 years, all over the world.
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08.18.09: Chappell Ellison
Compulsion: Where Object Meets AnxietyAt the age of 30, my brother turned to our mother and said, “I never thought I’d make is this far.” In his early 20s, he was officially diagnosed with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD).
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