The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation

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The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation launched on December 24, 2015 with 62 votes, #1,300 of 3,505 launches that month and more than 50% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 10 years on.

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LaunchedDec 24, 2015

Launch day▲ 62 votestop 37% of 3,505 that month

Websiteamazon.comonline, checked September 2026

CategoryLife & fun

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#1,300
of 3,505 launches in December 2015: 50%
of 2015's launches got fewer votes: 4×
the median launch of 2015 (16 votes): 64
launches landed the same day: 10 yrs
on, the site is still online (checked September 2026)

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