If I remember the story correctly, Icarus flew too high, the sun melted the wax, the feathers got loose, and he plummeted to his death.
Wonder why they picked 'Icarus' as the project name, anyway.
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Chuck Norris was once on Celebrity Wheel of Fortune and was the first to spin. The next 29 minutes of the show consisted of everyone standing around awkwardly, waiting for the wheel to stop.