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A long, long time ago - before
airplanes were invented, a suspension bridge was being built to span the
gorge near Niagara Falls.
However, there was no way a boat
could carry the necessary suspension cables across the violent water, and
the bridge could not be built until the cables spanned the river.
In desperation, the builders
staged a contest, open to the public, as a way to solve their problem.
The contest was won by a young
boy. Soon afterwards, the cables spanned the water.
What countries did they
stage the contest? What was the contest and how did it solve the problem?
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