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Jun 13 2008, Gabriel A

Flying has always been mankind’s dream, and great minds like Leonardo Da Vinci spent time conceiving various flying machines. This dream became our reality with Wright brothers in 1903, but degenerated to a nightmare in our modern world with flight...

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