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TIL pilots in the 30s-40s navigated their aircraft using Morse code. The "low-frequency radio range" navigation system played letter A to tell pilots to turn left, N to turn right, and a steady tone to go straight. Pilots listened to Morse code for hours. It was prone to giving wrong directions.

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