Broke or Not? / No. 38
Card No. 38
Sunday, November 1, 2026. The answers, with sources.
The answers
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Since 2021
A small helicopter NASA sent to Mars
Done for 2024Ingenuity was planned for up to 5 flights and made 72. A rotor blade was damaged on landing on January 18, 2024, and it never flew again.
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Since 1896
An underground railway line in Budapest
Still goingBudapest's M1, the first underground railway in continental Europe, opened on May 2, 1896. It turned 130 in 2026 and still carries passengers every day.
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Since 1995
AltaVista, a web search engine
Done for 2013Yahoo shut AltaVista down in 2013 and pointed the address at Yahoo Search. In 2000, 17.7 percent of internet users used AltaVista, versus 7 percent for Google.
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Since 1984
The Toyota Land Cruiser 70 Series 4x4
Still goingStill built. The 70 Series debuted in 1984, and a 2023 update gave it a 2.8-litre diesel with an automatic option. It is sold in Japan, Australia and Africa.
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Since 1990
A NASA telescope carried into orbit by the space shuttle
Still goingHubble is still doing science. After a gyroscope failed in 2024, NASA set it to point using one gyro and keep the other two in reserve.