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A BRIEF HISTORY OF... tyres

1838 After decades of experimentation, Charles Goodyear perfects vulcanised rubber. In giddy celebration, he names the compound after his favourite extraterrestrial humanoid species, foolishly forgetting that Star Trek won’t be aired for another century and a quarter.

1846 Robert Thompson promises

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