A light bulb has been burning for over 120 years at Fire Station #6 in Livermore, California.
In 1924, Philips, Osram, General Electric and other giants formed a secret cartel called Phoebus to deliberately shorten the lifespan of light bulbs. They agreed that no bulb should last longer than 1,000 hours — otherwise profits would drop.
The Livermore lamp outlived this conspiracy — it was manufactured before the scheme even began.
Source: https://x.com/One_Way_Home/status/2039889375966675282
