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South Africa's luxury train
In 1986, South African businessman Rohan Vos decided to launch a vintage railway business
The American Freedom Train
In 1975, the train began a 21 month tour of the US celebrating 200 years of independence
The longest musical composition
In 1999, Longplayer started playing and it will continue, without repeating, until 2999
Radio Free Europe
Seventy-five years ago, RFE started broadcasting to audiences behind the Iron Curtain
SMS: The invention of text messaging
The invention of the Short Message Service changed how we communicate around the world
Creating the board game Catan
In 1995, the game debuted and has since sold more than 40 million copies worldwide
Tamagotchi is born
In 1996, the Tamagotchi was first released in Japan
How the hoverboard was created
In 2011, inventor Shane Chen created the motorised skateboard
Inventing Play-Doh
In 1956, one of the world鈥檚 most beloved children鈥檚 toys went on sale for the first time
The invention of Jenga
How a 1970s family game became an international hit
