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Don’t Change That Bulb

  • September 5, 2014
  • By KIDS DISCOVER

At 113 years old, the Centennial Light is the world’s longest-burning lightbulb. Installed at the Livermore Fire Department in 1901, it’s been off only a few times, like when the California fire station moved in 1976. The hand-blown bulb’s filament is eight times thicker than a modern bulb’s.

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