Back in the 70s and 80s, long before vido games and internet, entertainment and education could be found in the Guiness Book of World Records

Do you remember the worlds biggest twins? The McCrarys, Billy and Benny

After a case of the German measles messed up their pituitary glands, they went to 20o pounds each by age 10, 600 pounds each by age 12

They were sponsored in a cross country endurance feat by Honda to prove the durability of the motorcycles.

http://goodsparkgarage.com/the-motorcycling-mccrary-twins/

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Henry Ford was worried about Mt Vernon's ability to fight a fire, so he donated a fire truck

Over the years, steps have been taken to improve access to water. This included the construction of cisterns near the mansion (1875) which were later updated with new technology and enlarged (1924).

In 1923, Henry Ford changed fire suppression at Mount Vernon forever with the donation of a fire truck, and later in 1936 he gifted a more sophisticated truck. This launched the operation of a fire department on the grounds of the estate.

http://www.mountvernon.org/donate/fire-away/#-

Founded in 1853, the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association was created to save George Washington’s home from the indignity of potential ruin. One of our primary obligations is to ensure that the General’s Mansion remains safe and secure.

Fire is one of the timeless and ongoing threats to the Mansion. As fire-prevention technology continues to improve, we must now install a new state-of-the-art fire detection and suppression system in the Mansion to ensure this priceless national treasure will be safeguarded for the ages.

If you want to donate to the fire detection and suppression system: https://donate.mountvernon.org/fire-suppression

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paving with asphalt before steam rollers, they improvised and made do

Found on https://www.facebook.com/johndorbigny?fref=photo

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the Datsun baby, so kids could learn safe driving, and have a hell of a good time at the amusement park

Nissan made a 100 of them, they were for an amusement park in Yokohama that was open from 1965 to 1973. Not riding a rail, kids could drive up to 18mph anywhere on the track.

Amazingly, these two-seater runabouts had a four-wheel independent suspension with front double wishbones! Power came from a 200cc motor, but keep in mind that plenty of actual cars on the road at the time had engines only slightly larger at 360cc. Transmissions were automatic, supplied by Okamura Corporation, the firm that built Japan’s first torque converter, and the steering wheel had a spring-actuated self-turning feature.

Nissan donated 100 Datsun Babys to the park in order to teach children about traffic safety, so they could be safer as future drivers and as pedestrians.

Found on http://japanesenostalgiccar.com/2015/04/02/1965-datsun-baby/#more-38868

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history, always with surprises. The 7 cylinder rotary engine by Macomber, 1915

Those rims too... cool and unusual.

Well the grand daughter of the inventor/mechanic, is very interested in locating an actual Macomber rotary engine and an Eagle-Macomber car.

If anyone out there has any leads, please contact Bart Parker at the Rand Desert Museum by clicking here, or www.andersonwritingservices.com.

http://cynthiashidesertblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/walter-macomber-macomber-rotary-engine.html

The significance of 1915 was that it was the year of the San Diego Exposition Road Race that was the opening event for the Pan Pacific Expo... sort of a worlds fair type of year long event http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2014/12/100th-anniversary-of-panama-california.html

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What little remains of a Michigan trolley car, around 100 years old, and repurposed as a hunting shack for a while before it fell apart entirely

Found on http://www.coppercountryexplorer.com/2010/03/a-streetcar-revisited/

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