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Zeppelin hangars were big enough for indoor rain

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Constructing sheds large enough to hold floating behemoths led to accidental meteorological phenomena. The interior volume was so outrageously massive that humidity would condense near the ceiling, occasionally raining completely isolated showers down onto the ground crew working below.

Zeppelin hangars were big enough for indoor rain
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