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Bill Petro

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Historian, technologist, blogger/podcaster. Alum: @HitachiVantara @Cisco @EMC @sunmicrosystems. Published at @huffpost @cbsnews @mental_floss @medium

 Colorado Springs, CO
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History of the Internet: Over 55 Years Ago billpetro.com/history-of-the…
History of the Internet: 55 Years Ago Today.

History of the Internet: 55 Years Ago Today.

History of the Internet: 55 Years Ago Today. How did it start, how is it unlike the WWW, what's next?

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History of Chocolate: The Food of the Gods? billpetro.com/history-of-cho…
History of Chocolate: Why Is It The Food of the Gods? | Bill Petro

History of Chocolate: Why Is It The Food of the Gods? | Bill Petro

History of Chocolate: Why Is It The Food of the Gods? Chocolate holidays, chemistry, history, and mythological reference.

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History of the Kirking of the Tartans: Is it really Scottish? billpetro.com/history-of-the…
History of the Kirking of the Tartans: Is it really Scottish? | Bill Petro

History of the Kirking of the Tartans: Is it really Scottish? | Bill Petro

History of Kirking of the Tartans: How does the kirkin' o' th' tartans relate to Bonnie Prince Charlie of Scotland and Scottish Presbyterianism.

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History of the World Series: For People Who Don’t Watch billpetro.com/history-world-…
History of the World Series

History of the World Series

History of the World Series. What is the origin of this athletic contest, and what are some of its most salient rules | Bill Petro

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History of Halloween: The Sacred and the Secular billpetro.com/history-of-hal…
History of Halloween: the Sacred and the Secular | Bill Petro #Halloween

History of Halloween: the Sacred and the Secular | Bill Petro #Halloween

History of Halloween: what is the background and how does it relate to the Ancients, Puritans, Samhain, and the Reformation.

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History of Mole Day: Avogadro’s Number, 10^23 billpetro.com/history-of-mol…
History of Mole Day: Avogadro's Number, 10^23 | Bill Petro

History of Mole Day: Avogadro's Number, 10^23 | Bill Petro

History of Mole Day. The geek holiday leverages Avogadro's Number. Who was Avogadro, and what's a mole?

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Is AI Conscious? Listen to the new episode of Your Friendly Neighborhood Historian at: open.spotify.com/episode/6Lq…
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History of Mach 1: Yeager Breaks the Sound Barrier – as told by him billpetro.com/history-of-mac…
History of Mach 1: Chuck Yeager Breaks the Sound Barrier 79 Years Ago

History of Mach 1: Chuck Yeager Breaks the Sound Barrier 79 Years Ago

History of Mach 1: What it was like to see Chuck Yeager talk about breaking the sound barrier

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History of Christopher Columbus: Hero or Heel? billpetro.com/history-of-chr…
History of Christopher Columbus: Hero or Heel? | Bill Petro

History of Christopher Columbus: Hero or Heel? | Bill Petro

History of Christopher Columbus. Where did he come from, where did he land, why did he sail the ocean blue?

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History of October 10: 42 Day billpetro.com/history-of-oct…
History of October 10: 42 Day | Bill Petro

History of October 10: 42 Day | Bill Petro

History of October 10: 42 Day. What is the answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe, and everything and how does it relate to the binary 101010.

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History of Christopher Columbus: Hero or Heel? billpetro.com/history-of-chr…
History of Christopher Columbus: Hero or Heel? | Bill Petro

History of Christopher Columbus: Hero or Heel? | Bill Petro

History of Christopher Columbus. Where did he come from, where did he land, why did he sail the ocean blue?

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History of James Bond: Dr. No – 64 Years Ago billpetro.com/history-of-jam…
History of James Bond: Dr. No - 64 Years Ago | Bill Petro

History of James Bond: Dr. No - 64 Years Ago | Bill Petro

HISTORY OF JAMES BOND: DR. NO - 64 YEARS AGO. History of the premiere of Dr. No 64 years ago, beginning the James Bond film franchise.

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History of St. Francis of Assisi billpetro.com/history-of-st-…
History of St. Francis of Assisi | Bill Petro

History of St. Francis of Assisi | Bill Petro

History of St. Francis of Assisi. Who was he, what did he do, and why is he remarkable?

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History of October: The Pumpkin Spice Saga billpetro.com/history-of-oct…
History of October: the Pumpkin Spice Saga | Bill Petro

History of October: the Pumpkin Spice Saga | Bill Petro

October is the 10th month of the year, but it is renowned for another phenomenon, let's not kid ourselves, Pumpkin Spice Latte

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History of Coffee: International Coffee Day billpetro.com/history-of-cof…
History of Coffee: National Coffee Day | Bill Petro

History of Coffee: National Coffee Day | Bill Petro

HISTORY OF COFFEE: INTERNATIONAL COFFEE DAY What is the history behind this international celebration and the legal addictive stimulant it celebrates

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History of Michaelmas: Who is St. Michael? billpetro.com/history-of-mic…
History of Michaelmas: Who is St. Michael? | Bill Petro

History of Michaelmas: Who is St. Michael? | Bill Petro

History of Michaelmas. Who is Saint Michael, what did he do, what does the holiday celebrate?

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Is AI Conscious? billpetro.com/is-ai-consciou…
Is AI Conscious? | Bill Petro

Is AI Conscious? | Bill Petro

Is AI Conscious? What are the implications of the possible answers to this question?

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Science of the Harvest Moon billpetro.com/science-of-the…
Science of the Harvest Moon | Bill Petro

Science of the Harvest Moon | Bill Petro

Science of the Harvest Moon. What is it, how does it differ from Hunter's Moon and Supermoon?

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AI: Noise and Confusion billpetro.com/ai-noise-and-c…
AI: Noise and Confusion | Bill Petro

AI: Noise and Confusion | Bill Petro

AI: Noise and Confusion. What do we hear from the voices of AI leaders, Wall Street, Press, International agreements, Congress, and the White House?

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History of Fall: What is the Autumnal Equinox? billpetro.com/history-of-the…
History of the Fall: What is the Autumnal Equinox? | Bill Petro

History of the Fall: What is the Autumnal Equinox? | Bill Petro

History of the Fall: What is the Autumnal Equinox? How does it differ from the Vernal Equinox?

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