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The encyclopedia cites a 1939 Sunday Oregonian article stating that Thompson had been an auto mechanic when he invented the screw.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
As a child, he came across a page in an encyclopedia featuring Neil Armstrong and the picture of an astronaut on the Moon from the 1969 Apollo mission.
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026
The decision arrives not a moment too soon for the online encyclopedia, which has seen a deluge of hallucination-prone A.I.-written articles since ChatGPT’s launch.
From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026
“I found the encyclopedia at the Underground,” he explains, of the DuBois work that became central to “Blknws.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026
One day he read in the encyclopedia about the advantages of a balanced diet, and so began his mania for vitamins, which was to last for the rest of his life.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
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