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On This Day 30 Years Ago, WikiWikiWeb Walked So Wikipedia Could Run
Want to know how many movies that actor has appeared in? How far is the Sun? What is the chronological order of Marvel movies? For decades, Wikipedia has provided answers to practically all of your questions. And there’s a diverse ecosystem of specialized wikis that cater to niche interests, fandoms, and expert communities. This vast collaborative base of online encyclopedias, that we take for…
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How Star Wars walked away from the world’s first self-retracting lightsaber toy
Hasbro turned down the holy grail of lightsaber toys, and it won’t say why. The Star Wars toymaker spent two years secretly working on a kids lightsaber that can automatically extend and retract its blade — the very first of its kind. Hasbro acquired all rights to the idea from a previously unknown Israeli inventor and patented it around the…
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