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Steel dragons, originally known as Greyhawk dragons, are a fictional race of dragon in the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game's
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Superman

superhero under guise of Clark Kent, mild-mannered reporter.
 in Valencia, Calif., still holds the world's fastest scream-machine record, thanks to powerful electromagnets (magnets powered by electric fields). Superman rockets from 0 to 100 mph in just 7 seconds! Check out other fast flyers:
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SUPERMAN: THE ESCAPE                           100
Six Flags Magic Mountain, Valencia, CA

MILLENNIUM FORCE                                92
Cedar Point, Sandusky, OH

GOLIATH                                         85
Six Flags Magic Mountain, Valencia, CA

STEEL PHANTOM                                   80
Kennywood Park, Kennywood, PA

SON OF BEAST                                    78
Paramount's King Island, King Mills, OH


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Publication:Science World
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Date:Sep 18, 2000
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