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The birth of the internet, according to Jon Bois

December 2, 2025|Original: 50m|5 key insights|5 min read

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🔥 The $10M betrayal: How Alfred Vale was erased from telegraph history by a shameless fame-seeker

🚨 'The most racist inventor you've never heard of': Samuel Morse's shocking pro-slavery manifesto revealed

🤯 The bizarre 30,000-word dictionary that almost destroyed the entire telegraph revolution

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