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Phil Edwards

Phil Edwards

Former correspondent

    Latest articles by Phil Edwards

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    Why the Wingdings font existsWhy the Wingdings font exists
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    Wingdings — that symbol font on your computer — has a storied legacy both in digital and print.

    By Phil Edwards
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    Tomato-throwing festival La Tomatina turns 70 today. Here’s its big, messy secret.Tomato-throwing festival La Tomatina turns 70 today. Here’s its big, messy secret.
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    The tomato-throwing festival turns 70. But you might not know where it came from — or how it really works today.

    By Phil Edwards
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    4 recordings that prove you can hear environmental change as well as see it4 recordings that prove you can hear environmental change as well as see it
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    These soundscapes are powerful because they show that biomes are both seen and heard.

    By Phil Edwards
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    The one where Friends did an hour-long video promoting Windows 95The one where Friends did an hour-long video promoting Windows 95
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    The “cyber sitcom” for Windows 95 was just one of many bad celebrity tech ads.

    By Phil Edwards
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    Where the 7 weirdest keyboard symbols come fromWhere the 7 weirdest keyboard symbols come from
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    The Mac Command symbol is a Swedish campground sign, and 6 other symbol stories.

    By Phil Edwards
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    See Seinfeld recut as a Lifetime movie, then realize life is about nothingSee Seinfeld recut as a Lifetime movie, then realize life is about nothing
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    This is what Seinfeld would look like as tearjerking Oscar bait.

    By Phil Edwards
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    Prop comics were the 20th century’s greatest artists, and this vintage video proves itProp comics were the 20th century’s greatest artists, and this vintage video proves it
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    Does this 1947 prop comic prove that prop comics are undeniable geniuses?

    By Phil Edwards
    Visit every place on this vintage US map for the most epic road trip ever
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    You won’t succeed. But you’ll have a lot of fun trying.

    By Phil Edwards
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    This is what the United States looks like if you scale states by populationThis is what the United States looks like if you scale states by population
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    See how your state sizes up. You might be surprised.

    By Phil Edwards
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    How the bathing suit killed the bathing skirtHow the bathing suit killed the bathing skirt
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    It took a long time for women to be able to go to the beach and actually swim.

    By Phil Edwards