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How Kurobe, Japan, Became the Zipper Capital of the World
Reverse engineering and the Cycle of Goodness™ helped make YKK a universal brand.
Articles by George Pendle
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Stories
Stories shared by this traveler.
victorian
Victorians' Christmas Parlor Games Will Leave You Burned, Bruised, And Puking
Do not try them at home.
music
There's Only One Government Agency With Its Own Special Anthem
The 1980s-era ditty is strangely catchy.
farms
How a Tiny New Zealand Town Became the Global Center of Sheep
It's all about innovation in sheep-shearing.
space exploration
Space Art Propelled Scientific Exploration of the Cosmos—But Its Star is Fading Fast
The huge, hidden cost to severing the bond between art and science.
food
The California Town That Produced 10 Million Eggs a Year
And then went on to become the Arm Wrestling Capital of the World.
funeral art
Why Humans and Insects Keep Holding Funerals for Insects
We have surprisingly overlapping death traditions.
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The Invention that Tamed America, and the Town Obsessed with It
Western agriculture is hard to imagine without barbed wire.
sacred spaces
Over 3,000 Years of Humans Exaggerating Their Lineage on Family Trees
Charting genetic lines through branches gets aspirational pretty fast.
architecture
The Strange Pocket of Modern Houses in Virginia that Were Considered Communist
At one time, a glass house was suspected of being a red house.
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This Iowa Town's Dirt Might Be More Valuable than Gold
Conrad, Iowa is the black dirt capital of the world.
victorian
The 'Itchless' Innovation that Made Minneapolis the Capital of Underwear
Undergarments used to be made of wool.
infrastructure
How a Small Town in Michigan Became the World's Gravel Capital
The intriguing story of Oxford and its pits.
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How 'Jones' Became One of World's Most Common Last Names
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How Green Bay, Wisconsin Became the Toilet Paper Capital of the World
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Strong, ME: The Rise and Fall of the Toothpick Capital Of The World
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