Sun-kissed: Random Lie #5

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Random Lie #5

Published Sunday, October 16, 2005 by Marcus | E-mail this post

The world's first solar-powered hovercraft was invented in 1736 by a man called Benjamin Arthur Hovercraft. It was shaped like a giant tricycle and could seat 7 people. The last one was dismantled in 1872, its parts subsequently used to build a small shed on stilts for a man called George (who later died during major elbow surgery).

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