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April 29, 1879

On April 29, 1879, in Cleveland, Ohio, electric arc lights are used for the first time. Moths are immediately attracted and addicted. The new, brighter, artificially created lights seemed to have a stronger and more immediate reaction from the moths in the area. Butterflies, mosquitoes and mayflies were quoted as saying, “This gentrification of the … Continue reading

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