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The Bowery Boys: New York City History — #401 The World Before Wordle: Talking Puzzles With AJ Jacobs
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#401 The World Before Wordle: Talking Puzzles With AJ Jacobs

The Bowery Boys: New York City History

Crosswords, jigsaws, mazes, rebuses, Rubik's cubes, Myst, Words With Friends -- and now Wordle? Not only have people loved puzzles for centuries, they've actually gone wild for them. Every few years, a new tantalizing puzzle comes along to captivate the nation. But each of these little games has an extraordinary…

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