In 1936, the first practical helicopter was invented. It was the German Focke-Wulf Fw 61.

The biggest disco ball in the world has a diameter of 2.41 meters and 137.89 kilograms. It also has 6,900 mirror squares on it.

Al Gore's roommate in college (Harvard, class of 1969) was Tommy Lee Jones.

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