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“What this country needs is a good 5 cent cigar.” –Thomas R. Marshall

What this country needs today is self-repairing pavement. The Dutch are experimenting with a stretch of asphalt laced with a matrix of steel wool fibers. When a massive magnet passes by, the metal contracts, closing the cracks.

The turkey dressing I was served in the Army would have made an excellent crack patch but the recipe was classified!

Humans have been building roads to transport food and attack enemies for more than 10,000 years. Paved roads were built by the Mesopotamians around 3,000 B.C. Made of molded bricks, the...