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TIL Leonardo da Vinci made plans for a clockwork three-wheeled vehicle in 1478, in 2004 it was recreated based on his designs and it worked.

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nAWY TIL United Airlines denied 3.5 billion dollars worth of employee pension
VBYap TIL the Pan Am 747 destroyed in the worst aviation accident 45 years ago at Tenerife was coincidentally also the first 747 to make a commercial flight, the first 747 to be hijacked, was named Clipper Victor, and the Captain was Victor Grubbs
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