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Un Roi avait pour fils unique un jeune Prince courageux, habile et intelligent.
Les trois portes de la sagesse
Claim: The United States standard railroad gauge derives from the original specification for an Imperial Roman war chariot. Example: [Collected on the Internet, 2000]
Railroad Gauges, Roman Chariots and the Space Shuttle
Say friend, did you know that the US Standard railroad gauge (distance between the rails) is 4 feet, 8 1/2 inches. Because that's the way they built them in England, and the US railroads were built by English expatriates. Because the first railway lines were built by the same people who built the pre-railroad tramways, and that's the gauge they used.
Space Exploration History: The Space Shuttle and the Horse's Rear End
How the Romans Built the Space Shuttle
Sometimes you come across some facts that are hard to believe and yet are true. For example, the fact that the design for an Imperial Roman war chariot influenced the building of the Space Shuttle. Sounds ridiculous.Citations
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