The North East produced George and Robert Stephenson, Joseph Swan and Thomas Armstrong amongst many others.

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After all, it spawned George and Robert Stephenson's railway engines, Joseph Swan's electric light bulbs, and Sir Charles Parson's steam turbines and electricity generators.

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Twilight stars Harry Potter actor Robert Pattinson as the vampire Edward Cullen and Kristen Stewart as the bookish schoolgirl Bella Swan.

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