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Sam Enright works on innovation policy at Progress Ireland, an independent policy think tank in Dublin, and runs a publication called The Fitzwilliam. How has the average length of time that elapses per page in a novel changed over time?

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Sam Enright works on innovation policy at Progress Ireland, an independent policy think tank in Dublin, and runs a publication called The Fitzwilliam.

How has the average length of time that elapses per page in a novel changed over time?

Georgy Zhukov, head of the Soviet army in WWII, became enamoured with Coca-Cola after being introduced to it by Dwight Eisenhower.

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Sam Enright works on innovation policy at Progress Ireland, an independent policy think tank in Dublin, and runs a publication called The Fitzwilliam. How has the average length of time that elapses per page in a novel changed over time? Georgy Zhukov, head of the Soviet army in WWII, became enamoured with Coca-Cola after being introduced to it by Dwight Eisenhower.

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Zhukov's request for the drink made it all the way up to Harry Truman, whose staff contacted the Coca-Cola export board, who in turn had their chemist strip out the caramel colouring to make the drink clear, and shipped it to him in straight-sided bottles adorned with a red star.

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