Observed arrival · 2026-11-14
Tell Ted’s illustrated case files
Tell Ted presents illustrated stories about the histories behind everyday objects, gathered in a proposed 12-story PDF book.
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- Curious readers who like illustrated object histories
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- The proposed volume lists more than 140 sources and says it notes disagreements among historians.
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The page lays out a repeatable format for each case file: a short story, timeline, key numbers, a diagram, myth-checking, and a quiz. It describes the first volume as 135 illustrated pages across 12 stories, with more than 140 sources listed file by file. The purchase flow is not active according to the page, which says checkout will open once the shop is connected.
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