No one ever sees the sun. When its light has travelled the approximately 92,000,000 miles to reach this planet, the sun has already moved two of its own diameters away from the spot it appears to be. Two-foot long tickets were issued about 100 years ago on the Great Western Railway.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 13, Issue 51, 9 February 1949, Page 7
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51Untitled Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 13, Issue 51, 9 February 1949, Page 7
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