Founders' Success Stories on Instagram: "Hedy Lamarr ruled Hollywood screens in the 1940s, admired for her beauty, glamour, and star power. Few knew that behind the spotlight was a brilliant mind deeply fascinated by science, engineering, and invention, quietly thinking far beyond the roles she played on screen. During World War II, she co created frequency hopping technology to protect Allied torpedoes from Nazi jamming. The idea was revolutionary, yet it was dismissed and shelved, overlooked i

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Lost Ceylon Diaries on Instagram: "This remarkable street scene was filmed in the 1940s in Kandy by Ettore “Ito” Porreca, an American combat cameraman who served with the United States Army during World War II and documented life in Ceylon (today’s Sri Lanka) during his wartime service and stay on the island. Porreca’s film journal offers rare moving footage of everyday people and culture during an era rarely captured on camera outside official records. In this frame, we see a soft drink vendor

Songs That Should Not Work on Instagram: "In 1946, The Jubalaires recorded “Noah,” a performance now widely cited as one of the earliest examples of rap-like delivery ever put on record. Long before hip-hop existed as a genre, the group used rapid, rhythm-driven, spoken-style vocals layered over tight gospel harmonies. #rap #hiphop"