What buildings breakthroughs facilitated the growth of taller buildings in Manhattan?

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Does anyone know the specific technological change that facilitated the construction of taller buildings in Manhattan?

Answer 1

hey can you play an ad only in the beginning? when an ad plays in the middle of the content it wakes me up, im sure its the same for many other people

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A bit entitled, no? Monetize your content in a way that suits my sleeping habits. Buy Premium, lady.

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Or give me the old Netflix model of running like 5 minutes of ads for the beginning of long content?

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Sadly creators can't control mid-content ads until they've reached monetization/a certain level of views. The only way to avoid it is to have a premium account.

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I read on a Kindle Fire- no ads, except at the beginning of some contents & they're only a few seconds long.

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zero ads here. Must be premium.

Answer 2

OMG WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN ALL MY LIFE?!
Perfection. Perfect voice, perfect tone, perfect inflection, perfect pace, perfect content, just completely and exactly right!

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"It's... perfectly splendid" - Flora, Haunting of Bly Manor

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Bruh, those Teotihuacan snake heads are giving major side-eye! Imagine walking up to that temple knowing it’s built on 200 sacrifices. Nope, I’m out! Drop a if you’d rather dodge a locust plague than those cosmic serpents. Let's hear it!

Answer 3

I have NO idea what this story is about because every time I read it, I fall asleep shortly after starting. Thank you!

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Is it supposed to be a compliment?

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Some thing about mud

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the biggest compliment there is. title is "for sleep" so if he's out in 2 minutes, it's damn good haha

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be my

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lmao, me too

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me too!

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I was sweating under my blanket and thought of how Ancient Egyptians probably dealt with the heat in wool and linen. Fell asleep halfway through — beautifully narrated.

Answer 4

My only complaint is that these stories aren’t boring but fascinating thank you for creating them…so interesting esp temple of the feathered serpent. I never realized how ancient the civilization was that created it!

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That's the problem for me too it's hard to want to sleep when I'm so invested

Answer 5

I'm wrapped in a duvet in Kenya.
I thank you for your diligence @SleeplessHistorian...

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Hows the weather

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Seattle

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wayyy it’s in Olympia!!

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Your voice + ancient Egyptian misery = surprisingly effective lullaby. I feel oddly comforted by sand, labor, and sun gods.

Answer 6

Stood up all night to finish an essay for school due at noon. I'm finally done with the semester. It's time for sleep, to find peace.

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Haha 25 years ago you would have had to take your blue book and walk your arse to the profs office to drop it off. Congrats all the same!

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Congrats on finishing the semester! I have one final left and then I’m all graduated!

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Congratulations that's the best feeling

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TO FIND PEACE LMAO

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good luck for you

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congrats bro. enjoy your freedom

Answer 7

Hello from Maine. It's the middle of the night, and was woken up by an owl outside my window and happily reading your narrative about the misery and suffering of ancient Egypt. Sweet dreams all

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I have an owl outside my window too, that's pretty cool

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Pretty cool, i go down to read the comments, I read yours and I love coincidences like that

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I can't sleep what you mean, sweet dreams

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The same

Answer 8

I'm from Kazakhstan, Astana city.
Trying to fall asleep without thinking about my life..

Thank you for your content.

Answer 9

Sir you are amazing, you are the pinnacle of sleep content. I am from Delhi.

Answer 10

I'm from South Africa and it is currently the early hours of the morning! Sunday sleeplessness is kicking me in the ribs, but you usually help <3

Answer 11

Hello from Arizona, just finished my 12 hour shift and this is exactly what i needed

Answer 12

Your content makes me feel so grateful for all I have and the life I live. We are so fortunate to have ancestors that survived all of it!

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very! ...think maybe they'll feel same way about us in a 1000 years? Like "..thank God they made all that plastic, it's what powers our every thing."

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What’s a common mistake beginners make that’s easy to avoid?

Answer 13

I'm backpacking from Europe to China. The last few days were pretty exhausting travel, and I'm cozy in a nice air-conditioned hostel, it's clean and organized. Very comfy, I'll be drifting off soon.

Answer 14

i’m in CA, reading. this is my first time across your content. not sleeping yet but was feeling anxious for no reason. thanks for the calm company

Answer 15

the fact that i never finished any of these stories because i fall asleep almost immediately! i love it tho
greetings from germany!!

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Von wo?

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ämsen ‍♀️‍♀️

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​@an.jdah30 Öde

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​@an.jdah30sei's drum

Answer 16

Joining from Europe in Kosovo.
I must say that the way you tell the stories is incredible, so much so that I put myself in the timeline when I close my eyes and kind of relive the moments as you tell them with so much detail. Truly incredible, looking forward to many more contents from you.

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Joining from the UK, incredibly drunk as the bank holiday dictates - these contents have been getting me through the nights recently so keep them going

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❤❤ stay strong

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Praying for the UK.

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for his bar tab

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I also find these comforting when I get into bed a little bit boozy

Answer 18

Hello from Alexandria Egypt as usual

Answer 19

Reading from Aotearoa New Zealand again. I've read maybe 5 of these now. I want to sleep but I've also been reading these during the day because I love history. Thank you.

Answer 20

Listening from Germany before a long day at Uni tomorrow. Always love sleeping in to soft spoken stories about conditions in ancient times, so I can be more grateful for my life today