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Fans of lighthouses often will travel long distances to see Fresnel lenses, a revolutionary technology in lighting developed in the mid-1800s. Now there is no longer a need to go any farther than the Cape Canaveral Lighthouse Museum, which began displaying a 4th order Fresnel lens on loan from the U.S. Coast Guard.
The Earl Hays Press has provided virtually all printed props for the film industry since 1915. A typewriter made out of drums. A musical PSA from 1967 explaining the ZIP code. A useful, less egregious version of Comic Sans. “An innovative eraser with 5 edge sizes in one implement!” What are the world’s most rectangular or roundest countries? Two words: cocaine sharks. A new TikTok fad involves consuming or bathing in borax, for some reason. ExxonMobil invests in carbon capture. Quaker Oats finally fixes Cap’n Crunch’s uniform. All that and more in WhatTheyThink’s weekly miscellany.
ALPENA The Michigan Lighthouse Festival will be held in Alpena and Presque Isle this year, Aug. 4 through 6, featuring historical presentations, a maritime
The Outer Banks Voice - 200th anniversary celebration of Ocracoke Light Station on May 18 outerbanksvoice.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from outerbanksvoice.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.