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  1. 27 Mar 2011

    "After her contract with Union Oil expired, she moved to Hollywood to work as a stunt pilot for movies…" Pancho Barnes

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  2. 25 Mar 2011

    "A guy called Vasili Arkhipov saved the world." Vasili Arkhipov

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  3. 22 Mar 2011

    "Now settled in England, Rosenblum created the Ozone Preparations Company, which peddled miracle cures." Sidney Reilly

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  4. 1 Mar 2011

    He flew a balloon to 72,177ft in 1935; inspired Hergé and Roddenberry; coined the word bathyscaphe. Auguste Picard

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  5. 17 Feb 2011

    "The cheetah frequently escaped into the orchestra pit, where it terrorized the musicians..." Josephine Baker

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  6. 15 Feb 2011

    "The lot fell to his cousin Owen Coffin and he was shot and his remains were eaten." George Pollard, Jr. . (via )

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  7. 20 Jan 2011

    "He was noted for his ability to sleep through important events." Ned Young (via )

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  8. 18 Jan 2011

    "The injustice of it upsets me", he said, "because I'm doing such a good job." Stanley Green (via )

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  9. 17 Jan 2011

    "PLEASE SELL $10,000 WORTH OF STOCK. WE HAVE DECIDED TO LIVE A MAD AND EXTRAVAGANT LIFE." Harry Crosby (via )

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  10. 17 Jan 2011

    "Mademoiselle," he cried, "vous êtes la première aero-chauffeuse du monde!" Aida de Acosta

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  11. 17 Jan 2011

    "He would glide along Paris boulevards at rooftop level in one of his airships..." Alberto Santos-Dumont

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