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"Toot toot, hey, beep beep!" 10/4/18 Before Horns, Every Car Had a Flag Man As if driving wasn't stressful enough, imagine a man ushering your car everywhere you went, blowing horns and waving red flags. In a time before the car horn, all automobiles in Britain were required to be escorted by a flag man. With many unhappy with the legislation, Miller Rees Hutchison decided to take on the problem himself, eventually inventing the first electric car horn. This Great Big Story was inspired by Genesis.  The Border Restaurant That Makes Asylum Seekers Feel at Home The Mexican border town of Tijuana is home to thousands of Haitians. Most are asylum-seekers, stuck in administrative limbo as they await potential entry to the United States. To help them feel more at-home, Fausta Rosalía—owner of a popular lunch spot—decided to switch up her traditional offerings of tacos and quesadillas to better serve the city's new residents. Now, she's cooking Haitian food in the hopes that a taste of home will make life a little bit easier for so many. Diving For Golf Balls in America's Most Famous Water Hazard Golf isn't known for being a forgiving game, and the 17th hole at TPC Sawgrass in Florida is notorious for being one of the toughest par-3s on the PGA Tour. So what happens when golfer after golfer shanks their tee shot into the "drink" (aka the pond)? That, ladies and gentlemen, is where Gordon Davis comes in. Special thanks to TPC Sawgrass and Tokens & Icons. View this email in your browser.  Copyright © 2018 Great Big Story, LLC, All rights reserved.You are receiving this message because you subscribed to the Great Big Story newsletter. Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list