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Jumbo jets were named after a famous elephant called Jumbo.
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Weapons & Warfare
On 22nd July, 1298, Schiltrons were first used by Sir William Wallace... Read more »
On 15th May, 1718, The first machine gun was patented by James Puckle... Read more »
On 25th April, 1792, The first execution by guillotine was made... Read more »
On 22nd December, 1810, HMS Minotaur was shipwrecked, with a loss of over 370 men... Read more »
On 25th February, 1836, Samuel Colt patented his revolver in the U.S.... Read more »
On 29th December, 1860, The revolutionary warship, HMS Warrior, was launched... Read more »
On 7th May, 1867, Alfred Nobel patented his invention of dynamite... Read more »
On 12th June, 1897, Karl Elsener first patented the Swiss army knife... Read more »
On 10th February, 1906, Britain’s revolutionary HMS Dreadnought battleship was launched... Read more »
On 18th January, 1911, Eugene Ely made the first shipboard aircraft landing... Read more »
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