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1928: Rooftop Racetrack (Lingotto – Torino)

“The Lingotto building, Turin, Italy, once housed a  Fiat factory. Built between 1916 and 1923, the design had five floors, raw materials going in at the ground floor, and cars built on a line that went up through the building. Finished cars emerged at rooftop level, where ...

1944, Retronaut – Lifting a Tank

1944, Retronaut - Lifting a Tank: “The 1,100-man Ghost Army impersonated other U.S. Army units to deceive the enemy. From a few weeks after D-Day they used inflatable tanks, sound trucks, phony radio transmissions, playacting and battlefield deceptions, close to the front lines. Their mission was kept ...