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Risqué Postcards of Britain

What started as a simple license of postcard printing for private publishers quickly became a huge and popular industry. It happened in 1894 when the British Royal Mail allowed private enterprises to print their own picture postcards. One of the major developments was the introduction of the so-called “saucy postcards” of Britain. These were not [...]

Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanocon

Everybody has a unique way of getting recognized. One of these people is Everett M. Smith in 1935. He coined the word pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanocon. As they say that the word is pronounced as NOO-muh-noh-UL-truh-MY-kruh-SKOP-ik-SIL-i-koh-VOL-kay-no-koh-NEE-o-sis and is a noun. It is a lung disease caused by inhaling minute particles of siliceous volcanic dust.