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Why do television news anchors all speak with that bizarre, unnatural up-and-down vocal rhythm?
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Why do rolling 24-hour news networks heavily saturate their graphics with a specific shade of red?
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The foundation for electronic television didn't come from a mega-corporation, but from a 14-year-old farm boy named Philo Farnsworth. In 1921, while driving a…
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Why is it nearly impossible to turn off a TV show when an episode ends on a massive, unresolved cliffhanger?
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The serious professionals delivering your daily updates are painted exactly like circus clowns under the harsh studio lights. Without heavy layers of…
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