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Podcast: Cool Weird Awesome with Brady Carlson
Episode: The Letter Z Once Looked Like A Fancy Capital I
Description: This is our very last episode of 2023, so we’re telling the story of the final stop in our 26 letter alphabet: here’s where Z came from. Plus: the oldest known developed photo has been developed, but there's still a lot of mystery around it.
Why Was Z Once Removed From The Alphabet? (Dictionary.com)
Why Do Americans Say “Zee” but the British Say “Zed”? (Readers Digest)
World’s Oldest Known Photo to Ever Be Developed Reveals Two Mysterious Figures (My Modern Met)
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