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January 6, 2016

Today In History: The Telegraph System is Invented

On this day in 1838, Samuel Morse’s telegraph system is demonstrated for the first time at the Speedwell Iron Works in Morristown, New Jersey. The telegraph, a device which used electric impulses to transmit encoded messages over a wire, would eventually revolutionize long-distance communication, reaching the height of its popularity in the 1920s and 1930s.

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Would You Drink Recycled Toilet Water? You May Have to in the Future!

If you entered for the 2016 TSL essay and debate competition, you would remember that the essay title was “Are Sustainable Cities Possible?” And getting tap water from recycled waste water is just an example of one of such things that are being made possible. In some parts of the world, the wastewater that flows down the drain – yes,

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