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99% Vernacular: Volume 1

99% Invisible

CHAPTER

Introduction

The 99 pi staff and some friends of the show have stories, not only about how we as humans shape the built world, but how specific bits of the built world have shaped us. The first proper single family house i rented in the bay area had a weird abinet in the kitchen. California coolers were pretty popular a century ago around the bay area. They work quite well to keep food cold.

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