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Amy Shira Teitel

Amy Shira Teitel

America’s History of Aggression Against Canada

Has the US really tried and failed to invade Canada mutiple times. Yes.

20 min readDec 4, 2022

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America’s History of Aggression Against Canada

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Amy Shira Teitel

Daylight Saving Time has Always Been a Mess

Twenty-three time changes in one state? Daylight Saving Time has been a mess for decades.

8 min readNov 8, 2022

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Daylight Saving Time has Always Been a Mess

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Amy Shira Teitel

When Tulips Were Worth More than Gold

Tulips were once worth more than gold making them a great analogy for the modern NFT market.

8 min readJun 7, 2022

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When Tulips Were Worth More than Gold

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Amy Shira Teitel

Why Sweden Changed Driving Side

September 3, 1967, was Dagen-H. It was the day Sweden switched to right-side driving.

9 min readMar 28, 2022

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Why Sweden Changed Driving Side

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The Interrobang Deserves a Comeback

The Interrobang is the punctuation mark the Internet needs.

6 min readFeb 13, 2022

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The Interrobang Deserves a Comeback

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Wild Alternate Lunar Rovers from the 1960s

From huge homes to motorcycles, NASA explored a lot of lunar rovers in the 1960s that never got to the Moon.

5 min readDec 15, 2021

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Wild Alternate Lunar Rovers from the 1960s

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Amy Shira Teitel

Jet Packs on the Moon!

NASA almost sent astronauts to the Moon with jet packs instead of rovers. Almost.

5 min readNov 18, 2021

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Jet Packs on the Moon!

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Amy Shira Teitel

Worms on the Moon

Instead of the Lunar Rover, we almost had the Lunar Worm.

8 min readOct 20, 2021

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Worms on the Moon

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Amy Shira Teitel

Space-Walking in Rocket Shoes

NASA almost outfitted its astronauts with rocket-powered jet shoes. Almost.

8 min readAug 6, 2021

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Space-Walking in Rocket Shoes

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Amy Shira Teitel

NASA Needed Thousands of Men to Recover its Astronauts

Have you ever wondered just how many men it took to pluck one astronaut out of the ocean after a space flight?

7 min readJul 9, 2021

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NASA Needed Thousands of Men to Recover its Astronauts

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Amy Shira Teitel

Amy Shira Teitel

Historian and author of Fighting for Space (February 2020) from Grand Central Publishing. Also public speaker, TV personality, and YouTuber. [The Vintage Space]

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