Phil Edwards
Former correspondent
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People thought these amazing inventions were just fads. They were wrong. Very wrong.
These are the pages Wikipedians fight about the most. And some of the topics may surprise you.
What does it take to win Super Mario Kart for SNES? One of the world’s best players shared tips and revealed how obsessive you have to be to play at a high level.
Pneumatic tubes were once the great hope of subways, mail carriers, and veterinarians.
Learn about the forgotten genius who made the spoon and fork one.
Pickles were a delicious, and possibly deadly, fad diet in the 1900s.
The movie’s roars rely on a surprising array of sounds, including dolphins.
These surprisingly old campaigns prove crowdfunding doesn’t have to be high-tech.
Can you believe these people were alive at the same time?
One of the world’s best Angry Birds Space players has tips that could work for beating any system.