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Ceiling Cat

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The steam shooting out of the streets of New York City comes from the underground New York steam system. The 105 mile system of pipes began providing services in 1882, it uses clean water and still delivers steam to over 2,000 city buildings today.
 

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In 1881, Queen Victoria was on a tour on the Isle of Wight when her horse and carriage could not keep up with a woman riding a tricycle. The Queen made her servants identify the woman so she could demonstrate the tricycle to the Queen. Intrigued by the bike, the Queen proceeded to order two. She also asked that the inventor, James Starley, to arrive with the delivery. Though you might associate tricycles with toddlers, Queen Victoria made them cool among the elite.

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