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Veterinarian John Dunlop made the world's first pneumatic tyre in 1883 for his son's tricycle. The Victoria Regia is a water lily plant with fronds a metre across.
Vikings never had horns on their helmets. The myth was created by opera costumiers who wanted norse figures to look more fearsome.
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