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Tuesday links

Prohibition in the United States began on January 16, 1920: here’s some history, contemporaneous newsreels, the women who tried to telepathically influence the vote, Abraham Lincoln and Milton Friedman.

The Forgotten History Of How Automakers Invented The Crime Of ‘Jaywalking’.

Why Do Toll-Free Numbers Start With 800?

The Ultimate Paper Airplane.

Tequila is good for your health, according to top scientists.

Why do we call gadgets ”doohickeys“?

ICYMI, Monday’s links are here, and include the 1918 Flu pandemic, Napoleon’s descendants, the 99th anniversary of Boston’s deadly 2.3 million gallon molasses flood, and neurological disorders in Alice in Wonderland.

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