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Glasses
A vital aid for many, but billions don't know they need them
Vickrey turnstile
How did an invention that was never built help make the modern world?
GPS
What would happen if GPS stopped working?
Bonsack machine
Why did a machine for making cigarettes transform the advertising industry?
Prohibition
How much does it cost to outlaw something?
Interface Message Processor
The big metal box that made the internet possible
Canned food
The surprising lessons lurking under the lid
Interchangeable parts
The manufacturing revolution that started with a gun
Oil
How did the price of oil become so important?
Chatbot
Can a computer convince you that it's human?
