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Invention and history of radio

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TeslaTesla demonstrating wireless transmissions during his high frequency and potential lecture of 1891. After continued research, Tesla presented the fundamentals of radio in 1893

The identity of the original inventor of radio, at the time called wireless telegraphy, is contentious.

Special effects in movies

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Bluescreens are commonly used in chroma key special effects.Special effects (abbreviated SPFX or SFX) are used in the film, television, and entertainment industry to visualize scenes that cannot be achieved by normal means, such as space travel. They are also used when creating the effect by normal means is prohibitively expensive, such as an enormous explosion.

Eurovision Song Contest

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Eurovision Song Contest logo

The Eurovision Song Contest (French: Concours Eurovision de la Chanson) is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU).

Christmas in the media

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Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

Christmas themes have long been an inspiration to artists, writers, and weavers of folklore. Moviemakers have picked up on this wealth of material, with both adaptations of literary classics and new stories. Radio and television have also aggressively pursued entertainment and ratings through their cultivation of Christmas themes.

American Christmas traditions

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Christmas tree in TexasAmerican Christmas tree

American Christmas traditions range from religious symbols to the mythos of Santa Claus. Their origins are both Christian and pagan.

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