Phil Edwards
Former correspondent
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These maps show countries as people — and reveal something about their history at the same time.
Cigarettes were a niche product — until a new machine made them a phenomenon.
One unusual law led to the beloved annual tradition.
Kermit the Frog gave a speech about creativity, destroying your childhood in the process.
These maps show that Prohibition wasn’t a flip of a switch — it was a century-long movement.
The floor of his studio was maintained for decades. And it looked exactly how you’d expect.
He managed to package a sense of humor, and it became a phenomenon.
These pictures show the Eiffel Tower being created — despite the fact that some French elites hated it.
This is how emergency warnings moved from signs to the cloud.
Billy the Kid, Wild Bill Hickok, and Annie Oakley all had amazing nicknames. This is how they got them.