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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Brutal_Deluxe_ on 2024-09-07 14:12:28+00:00.

Original Title: TIL the infamous coast-to-coast Cannonball Run challenge is named after Cannonball, the locomotive driven by Casey Jones when he fatally tried to make up a 75 minute delay and set a speed record from Memphis TN to Canton MS