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Transit officials finally agreed the aging span had to be replaced with a modern one that will sit 50 feet above the Hackensack.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026
Listen to Here for the History: Where did the modern toilet come from?
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026
“Founders bring vision, execution and grit. Jensen is the archetype. He is the architect of the modern AI economy,” said Michael Monaghan, portfolio manager at Founders 100 ETF.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 12, 2026
"In these cases, we can look to modern animals to serve as analogues for the past, like how living birds can teach us about now extinct dinosaurs."
From Science Daily ● Nov. 11, 2026
It is true that Washington lost most of his own teeth, which was hardly unusual in the days before modern dentists and fluoride toothpaste.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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