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sloane Levittown Suburban Blueprint

All these suburbs look the same, yeah? That's the Levittown blueprint plan!

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Gossip

Would you live in Levittown?

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Flip-A-Warrior

lor125 Flip-A-Warrior

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federico The acoustic string telephones of the past

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Houses built on assembly lines

sloane Levitt and Sons turned homebuilding into a 27-step factory process where specialized crews moved from lot to lot.

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The standard Cape Cod model

sloane A single, simple architectural style was chosen to maximize speed and minimize material costs.

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Fun Fact

Levittown speed: In 1948, Levittown builders completed a new house every 16 minutes to meet demand.

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Glossary
suburb (noun)
A residential district located on the outskirts of a city. In 1947, William Levitt built thousands of standardized homes in Levittown, defining the postwar American suburb.

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Quiz

What major historical event created the massive US housing shortage that spurred suburban development?

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Achievement

Project completed!

Soy Maestro de Las prefecturas de Japón

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alan El Saludo Hola

Para llamar, '¡Hola!' / Un viejo grito que atrae, / ¡ahora es un saludo!

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Gossip

Would you wear a bronze crown?

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Chef Order Up!

lor125 Chef Order Up!

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federico How the telegraph paved the way

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Vikingos y samuráis nos enseñan que la inocencia infantil frena la guerra.

lor125 Fierce Viking and samurai warriors drop their weapons to play with a child.

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renaissanceman
Ancient Mesopotamians actually used scary monsters to protect their homes.

renaissanceman Explore our infographic to see how ancient Mesopotamians used fearsome monsters and apotropaic magic to protect their homes from evil spirits.

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Fun Fact

Tokugawa Ieyasu: Aunque Kanto lidera la tecnología actual, el shogun que unificó Japón descansa en Tochigi, custodiado por los icónicos tres monos sabios.

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Glossary
Toshogu (sustantivo)
Santuario sintoísta de Nikko famoso por la escultura de los tres monos sabios. Su preservación demuestra que el auge tecnológico de Kanto coexiste en perfecta armonía con sus raíces espirituales ancestrales.

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Quiz

In what year did construction begin on the first Levittown in Long Island, New York?

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Achievement

Project completed!

Soy Maestro de Gabriel García Márquez y el realismo mágico

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federico The Race to Connect

The year was '76, A voice through the line, Bell's patent, just in time!

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Gossip

Which Bronze Age job would you choose?

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harry
Giggle Pop

harry Giggle Pop

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federico Why early tracks were built in empty dirt lots

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Vikingos y samuráis entendían que el honor valía mucho más que la vida misma.

lor125 See how Vikings and samurai chose a glorious death over living with shame.

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suaz
Es increíble que las smash burgers de micelio logren engañar a los carnívoros.

suaz Así se transforma el micelio en una hamburguesa crujiente idéntica a la carne.

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Fun Fact

Origen del konbini: El primer artículo vendido en el primer 7-Eleven de Japón no fue comida, sino unas gafas de sol junto a la caja.

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Glossary
Las supersticiones de la abuela Tranquilina (sustantivo)
Creencias y mitos familiares que Tranquilina narraba a su nieto con total naturalidad. Su impasibilidad al relatar lo extraordinario originó el tono del realismo mágico.

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