Until the year 2000, why did early civilian GPS systems constantly tell you that you were driving off the road?

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German engineers during World War II created a bizarre hybrid vehicle called the Kettenkrad, which was essentially the front half of a standard motorcycle welded onto the back half of a miniature tank.

German engineers during World War II created a bizarre hybrid vehicle called the Kettenkrad, which was essentially the front half of a standard motorcycle…

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Inventor Thomas Edison is widely credited with making the word 'hello' the standard telephone greeting, winning a weird linguistic turf war against Alexander Graham Bell.

Inventor Thomas Edison is widely credited with making the word 'hello' the standard telephone greeting, winning a weird linguistic turf war against Alexander…

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Western Union pioneered electronic cash transfers

Capitalizing on their massive telegraph network, the company realized they could beam money across the continent via Morse code. This completely altered…

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First commercial oil well was drilled manually

Before massive rigs dominated landscapes, an eager entrepreneur just repeatedly slammed an iron bit into Pennsylvania dirt using a steam engine. He struck oil…

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Soviet spies in the Cold War spent considerable time and resources trying to plant miniature microphones into the heels of diplomatic shoes.

Soviet spies in the Cold War spent considerable time and resources trying to plant miniature microphones into the heels of diplomatic shoes. The KGB…

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King Pyrrhus of Epirus defeated the Romans at the Battle of Asculum in 279 BCE but lost so many of his own elite soldiers that he completely ruined his military campaign.

King Pyrrhus of Epirus defeated the Romans at the Battle of Asculum in 279 BCE but lost so many of his own elite soldiers that he completely ruined his…

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Until the year 2000, why did early civilian GPS systems constantly tell you that you were driving off the road?

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German engineers during World War II created a bizarre hybrid vehicle called the Kettenkrad, which was essentially the front half of a standard motorcycle welded onto the back half of a miniature tank.

Inventor Thomas Edison is widely credited with making the word 'hello' the standard telephone greeting, winning a weird linguistic turf war against Alexander Graham Bell.

Western Union pioneered electronic cash transfers

First commercial oil well was drilled manually

Soviet spies in the Cold War spent considerable time and resources trying to plant miniature microphones into the heels of diplomatic shoes.

King Pyrrhus of Epirus defeated the Romans at the Battle of Asculum in 279 BCE but lost so many of his own elite soldiers that he completely ruined his military campaign.

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