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    Cats Eyes (reflective road markings) were invented by Percy Shaw after the eyes of a real cat saved him from driving over a cliff through a fog.

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The first images of Pluto were obtained, but failed to be recognised

On the 19th March, 1915, the first photographs of Pluto were captured by the Lowell Observatory in Arizona, U.S., however they were not yet recognised for what they were.

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