#Bell X-1

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Source: Mental Floss by Kenny Hemphill You might already know that in 1947, U.S. test pilot Chuck Yeager was the first person to break the sound barrier in a Bell X-1 named the Glamorous Glennis. But aircraft aren’t the only things that break the sound barrier. Here are a few other items that