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There are a series of large concrete arrows across the US, once used to guide Mail planes.

History, Random Facts, InterestingCuriousOne
There are a series of large concrete arrows across the US, once used to guide Mail planes.
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In the 1920s, America began coast-to-coast Airmail service, but the pioneer pilots had trouble navigating the route, since navigation charts of the day were fugazi and you couldn't exactly pull over to ask a farmer for directions. And traveling at night, when it would have been most efficient, or in bad weather was impossible. To solve this Congress then funded these gi-normous arrow-shaped Airmail Beacons, some up to 70 feet long, to trace a route across the country.

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There is a museum in Sweden, called 'The Museum of Failure', that collects and showcases failed products and services.

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There is a museum in Sweden, called 'The Museum of Failure', that collects and showcases failed products and services.