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How a Room in New Jersey Gave Us the Film Industry

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How a Room in New Jersey Gave Us the Film Industry

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While Thomas Edison is best-known for inventing the lightbulb, it's often forgotten that he also set up the world's first movie studio, in Fort Lee, NJ. From: AERIAL AMERICA: New Jersey http://bit.ly/1GL38ai

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