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The Guillotine has become infamous for being the main weapon utilized during the Reign of Terror and a modern symbol of the French Revolution and the Reign of Terror.  

It has been responsible for the deaths of tens of thousands of people since its invention in April of 1792.

Of all the ways to execute people, why did they create an elaborate contraption when simpler methods were available?

Learn more about the guillotine, why it was invented, and its impact on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. 

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One of the most important inventions in human history was artificial lighting.
With the electric lightbulb, the night could be illuminated, allowing people to extend the productive hours in a day and to work in places that were otherwise difficult or impossible. 

While the incandescent bulb was a breakthrough, it wasn’t actually very efficient. It wouldn’t be until decades later that a radically more efficient way of producing artificial light would be developed.

Learn more about LEDs or light-emitting diodes and how they work on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.

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Today's encore episode features two interviews with Kevin Kwan, author of the Crazy Rich Asians series. First, former NPR host Lulu Garcia-Navarro spoke to the writer in 2020 about Sex and Vanity, exploring identity through the lens of a biracial character and setting a new trilogy between Europe and the U.S. Then, Here & Now's Robin Young asks Kwan about his newest novel, Lies and Weddings, and his thoughts on the fascination with wealth and power in literature.

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The 19th Century wasn’t a good one for China. It was marked by the nation being taken advantage of by foreign powers and the signing of lopsided treaties. 

The 20th Century started out promising, but eventually devolved into a series of warlords and a civil war between two major forces for control of the country, on top of the Japanese occupation of most of the country. 

When the dust settled in 1949, the victors were the Communists. China and the world haven’t been the same since.

Learn more about the Chinese Communist Revolution, why it happened, and how the Communists won on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.

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Order The Memory Palace book now, dear listener. On Bookshop.org, on Amazon.com, on Barnes & Noble, or directly from Random House. Or order the audiobook at places like Libro.fm.

The Memory Palace is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. Radiotopia is a collective of independently owned and operated podcasts that’s a part of PRX, a not-for-profit public media company. If you’d like to directly support this show, you can make a donation at Radiotopia.fm/donate. I have recently launched a newsletter. You can subscribe to it at thememorypalacepodcast.substack.com. 

Music

• Jobs, Winter Memory, and Slow Flood by Dark Dark Dark
• Carla et Roger aux sports l'hiver from the score to Le bel age by Georges Delareau
• Mt Baker by Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith
• All Creatures will Drink Joy by American Cream Band
• Every High (Piano Solo) by Kyson
• Vals Efter Lasse I Lyby by Lofoten Cello Duo

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• You can read The President's Daughter here. 

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Michigan and Ohio are two states renowned for their intense rivalry. 

When you think of the rivalry between the two states, you may automatically think of the rivalry between the University of Michigan and Ohio State on the football field. 

However, their rivalry extends far beyond that.

In 1835 and 1836, the two states came close to going to war over a border dispute. 

The results of that dispute can still be seen on the map today.

Learn about the history of one of the most vicious interstate rivalries in the United States on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.

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Author Emma Straub has written a book about family dynamics and the mess and love that comes with them in All Adults Here. It's no secret that families are complicated. Straub argues a lot of our familial relationships are about watching each other grow up — and whether or not you allow those you love to grow and change. In today's encore episode, she told NPR's Scott Simon that even the imperfect bits are worth loving.

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