History is a peculiar thing. We love our firsts - the first man on the moon, the first sip of coffee in the morning, the first time someone looked at an oyster and thought, “I bet I could eat that.”

But just as fascinating, if not more so, are the lasts. The final hurrah of a piece of technology, the last stand of a species, or the ultimate curtain call of an icon - these moments offer profound insights into how far we've come, how much we've lost, and sometimes, how much we've bungled along the way.

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