TIL fixed position street lights were first used around 500BC Beijing, using bamboo and naturally-occurring gas vents

https://www.brandonindustries.com/the-history-of-street-lights-from-fire-to-led-lamp-posts/

https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/152p6ly/til_fixed_position_street_lights_were_first_used/