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My earliest memories of the one-pot dish are of rainy days spent either lounging on the couch or under the sheets.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026

The earliest Olympic mascot wasn’t formally a mascot, but Schuss, a stylized Z-shaped figure on skis.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Wall Street analysts have generally pointed to mid-2027 as the earliest point that increased supply could make a dent in high demand driven by artificial intelligence.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

Within hours of carrying the first telegram across the English Channel in 1850, the earliest “submarine telegraph”—27 miles of copper wire wrapped in a rubbery substance called gutta percha—was broken by a fishing trawler.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Not until more than two million years later do we meet the earliest evidence of toolmaking.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson