The French named one of their aircraft carriers after Ferdinand Foch, a man who once said "Airplanes are interesting toys but of no military value".
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30 years ago, you could buy a lifetime, unlimited first-class travel pass with American Airlines for $250,000.
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Over its lifetime, the average microwave requires more energy to display a digital clock than to heat food.
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Fine-grained volcanic ash can be found as an ingredient in some toothpastes.
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When withdrawing money from an ATM, the 'whirring' sound before your money pops out is actually a recording. The actual mechanism is so far back that you can't hear it.
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In the U.S., more than 10% of lottery prizes go unclaimed!
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The most expensive license plate is the number '1', bought by an Abu Dhabi businessman - costing a staggering $14.3 million!
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You can immediately cool down a car that has been sitting under the sun by rolling down the window on one side and opening-closing the door on the other side 5-6 times.
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