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OK - here's a fun question.
The Brooklyn Bridge, completed in 1883, was an architectural wonder of its time. It was the longest suspension bridge in the world from its opening until 1903, and the first steel-wire suspension bridge.
But, one week after the opening, on May 30, 1883, a rumor that the Bridge was going to collapse caused a stampede, which crushed and killed at least twelve people.
Who helped to debunk this rumor, and how did he do it?
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