A potpourri of random experiences
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John Keats' most famous poem, written while in resident at the Keats House, perhaps while sitting at the Spaniards Inn
A potpourri of random experiences
John Keats' most famous poem, written while in resident at the Keats House, perhaps while sitting at the Spaniards Inn
Harrods of London installed a novelty in 1898: the world's first true escalator (to be fair, an inclined moving belt with metal bars for traction did make its debut two years earlier on Coney Island). The oddness of a moving staircase so unnerved many shoppers that employees were stationed near it with smelling salts and cognac to help revive those overcome with fear.
