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The Centennial Light was originally a 60-watt bulb, but has since dimmed significantly and is now as bright as a 4-watt bulb. [7] [8] [9] The hand-blown, carbon-filament common light bulb was invented by Adolphe Chaillet, a French engineer who filed a patent for this socket technology. [10]
The world's longest-lasting light bulb is the Centennial Light located at 4550 East Avenue, Livermore, California. It is maintained by the Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department . The fire department claims that the bulb is at least 123 years old (installed 1901) and has only been turned off a handful of times.
The Palace Theater Light, also known as the Eternal Light, [1] is an incandescent light bulb recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as being the second oldest continuously operating light bulb in the world behind the Centennial Light. It is kept at the Stockyards Museum in Fort Worth, Texas.
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An out-of-this-world display of astronauts defying gravity in this holiday display in 1958. It's a bit on the nose, given all that was happening during the Space Race. Keystone-France - Getty Images
Stanley is recalling 2.6 million mugs sold in the U.S. after the company received dozens of consumer complaints, including some users who reported getting burned and requiring medical attention.