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Re: [BB] 2010 Game Hint #1

Back to the game ‘theme’ for a second, here are a few historical anniversaries for 2010:
400 years ago:
Galileo discovers Jupiter’s 4 largest moons and observes Saturn’s Rings
125 years ago:
the roller coaster is patented by LaMarcus Thompson
100 years ago:
Ray Bradbury is born, 1st airplane flight from the deck of a ship, New York’s Penn Station opens as world’s largest
75 years ago:
the spectrometer is patented by Arthur Hardy, Amelia Earhart flies solo across the Pacific, first demonstration of RADAR by Scottsman Robert Watson-Watt
50 years ago:
LASER patented by Arthur Schawlow and Charles Townes, US launches first weather satellite, Navy bathyscaphe ‘Trieste’ descends to deepest point in the Pacific, Hoover Dam is completed, first Playboy club opens in Chicago
25 years ago:
Coca-Cola changes the secret formula for Coke, then changes it back 3 months later
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