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[–] Magister@lemmy.world 68 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Ever heard of the first car reaching 100km/h? Yep, an electric one, in 1899, "la jamais contente"

[–] Rubanski@lemm.ee 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Must have been pretty terrifying riding that vehicle! Was red bull a thing back then?

[–] Banik2008@infosec.pub 7 points 1 month ago

No, but red wine was