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It took nearly half a century for Corning to produce a billion miles of optical fiber.

From The Wall Street Journal

In recent years, charming Bay St. Louis has become a hub for artists, who sell their wares at colorful shops and galleries like the French Potager and the Shops of Century Hall.

From The Wall Street Journal

Fans say they're hooked by the show's aesthetics as much as its storylines, and they told BBC News visiting the filming locations helped them feel part of "the Ton" - even if the 21st century traffic and crowds of tourists reduced the regality.

From BBC

That includes arch-foe Chile, to which Bolivia lost its entire Pacific coastline in a 19th century war.

From Barron's

But well before the past week’s gyrations, the stock market’s character already had undergone a significant transformation, one that resembled what followed the dot-com boom at the end of the last century: Technology stocks ceded their leadership to a broader swath of the market.

From Barron's