<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Then &amp; Now — World of Curious</title><description>The same street, object, job or habit, a century apart.</description><link>https://worldofcurious.com/</link><language>en-au</language><atom:link href="https://worldofcurious.com/then-and-now/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>Ten Everyday Objects, a Century Apart</title><link>https://worldofcurious.com/article/ten-everyday-objects-a-century-apart/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://worldofcurious.com/article/ten-everyday-objects-a-century-apart/</guid><description>The same object in 1925 and today, and the specific reason each one changed: new materials, new rules, cheaper manufacturing or a job that disappeared.</description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Then &amp; Now</category><category>then and now</category><category>design</category><category>objects</category><category>history</category><author>Editorial Team</author></item></channel></rss>