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Stephane Paiement
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On December 20, 1920, the first automatic traffic light was installed on Woodward Avenue. It had three colors - red, yellow and green - and was designed by a Detroit police officer named William Potts... View More
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Sears catalogs being assembled , 1942
Stephane Paiement
Quizz: which letter is missing?
And why?
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Glenn Gizmeaux
Q because it looks too much like a O
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December 7, 2023
Stephane Paiement
In French, the way we pronounced “Q” sound like “cul” (the “l” is mute), which is French slang for ass. So in order to avoid to pass for a jerk with the operator, the letter “Q” was removed. That was the explanation a teacher in a psychology course I took in community college gave us. It was idem... View More
December 7, 2023
Stephane Paiement
Scary to say that those are “antiques” 😢
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Stephane Paiement
My dad and one of my aunts had one. Back in the ‘60s that was the “flashlight”
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Bill Brock
We had one
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December 5, 2023
Stephane Paiement
In the ‘90s Maglite was the flashlight. Now I go with olight. Google for the site. Small but at full power, I can light up the 25th floor of the tower I work at without problems.
December 6, 2023 edited
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There was no caption with that pic, so your guess is as good as mine
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