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Phil Edwards

Phil Edwards

Former correspondent

    Latest articles by Phil Edwards

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    Nerf has adapted to the post-apocalyptic childNerf has adapted to the post-apocalyptic child
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    When civilization collapses, the Nerf arsenal will be there, firing foam into the void.

    By Phil Edwards
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    How the vomit bag became part of every flightHow the vomit bag became part of every flight
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    Vomit bags are waiting in your seat-back pocket. This is how they got there.

    By Phil Edwards
    How a 1960s font became the #1 typeface of internet memes
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    I can has explainer?

    By Phil Edwards and Christophe Haubursin
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    4 famous works of art that lied to you about historical events4 famous works of art that lied to you about historical events
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    No, you shouldn’t be too literal when it comes to art. But these 4 paintings have some fundamental goofs.

    By Phil Edwards
    Every state’s population rank from 1910 to 2010, in one dizzying chart
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    How has your state’s rank changed over the past century? This chart will tell you.

    By Phil Edwards
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    Gaze upon the Wienermobile patentGaze upon the Wienermobile patent
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    The Wienermobile patent shows a key moment in automobile/wiener innovation.

    By Phil Edwards
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    When running for exercise was for weirdosWhen running for exercise was for weirdos
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    Love putting on some sweats and going for a run? It would have aroused police suspicion just a few decades ago.

    By Phil Edwards
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    How to go to an opera, in 7 stepsHow to go to an opera, in 7 steps
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    Opera can be fun, audacious, and actually gloriously stupid if you read any of the plots. Here’s how to give it a chance.

    By Phil Edwards
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    Mont Blanc’s first ascent, and the crazed crystal hunter who made itMont Blanc’s first ascent, and the crazed crystal hunter who made it
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    The true, wild story of the inaugural ascent up Mont Blanc.

    By Phil Edwards
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    The horrific spike in whiskey prices during the Civil War, in one chartThe horrific spike in whiskey prices during the Civil War, in one chart
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    Love whiskey? You would have gone broke during the war.

    By Phil Edwards