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50 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Manchester, England

Updated March 10, 2025

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An Ordnance Survey worker points his arrow at a revision point, while laughing children look on.

How Arrow-Wielding Men Mapped Britain in the 1940s

Recently unearthed photos show beleaguered surveyors in suits holding pointy wooden markers.
by Cara Giaimo
Alan Turing in 1930, long before computer music was even imaginable.

Listen to the First Computer-Generated Christmas Carols, From Alan Turing's Lab

"Jingle Bells" and "Good King Wenceslas" haven't sounded like this in a long time.
by Natasha Frost

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