The earliest true telegraph put into widespread use was the Chappe telegraph, an optical telegraph invented by Claude Chappe in the late 18th century. The system was used extensively in France, and European nations occupied by France, during the Napoleonic era. The electric telegraph started to replace the optical telegraph in the mid-19th century. It was first taken up in Britain in the form of the Cooke and Wheatstone telegraph, initially used mostly as an aid to railway signalling

Nicolas Cage says he remembers being in his mother’s womb.
Nicolas Cage was asked to share his earliest memory – and his answer was peak Nicolas Cage.

The actor appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Monday (1 May), where he answered quickfire questions that prompted him to open up about his first memories.

It turns out that Cage, 59, believes he can recall being in his mother's womb.
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