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Chuck Yeager, of the US Air Force, piloted a small plane and broke the sound barrier for the first time in 1947.

—from Transportation of the Future, a book by Mark Beyer

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10. Chad (cdouty) 24.41 96% 2012-02-17
11. Gio (gioortiz) 20.69 90% 2011-12-20

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Walsh Middle School 12 32.15 October 25, 2011