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In 2016, astronaut Scott Kelly smuggled a gorilla suit onto the ISS and dressed up to frighten colleagues.

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Eilmer of Malmesbury was ‘The Flying Monk’ who, in the 11th century, is said to have flown in a wingsuit for 200m. https://t.co/3ERb5jeXqh

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Few names are as revered in computer science as Alan Turing. Sadly, the British government didn't see it that way. https://t.co/yHM8FiriOH

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Squeezing heavier elements between diamonds might open doors for recycling nuclear waste. https://t.co/UAYRERbIaN

The US Library of Congress saved a copy of all tweets between 2006 and 2010 but then had to stop because there were too many.

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