Jumbo jets use 4,000 gallons of fuel to take off.
19
The Queen Mary - the grandest vessel of her day - had many of her vital components made by car manufacturer Skoda!
23
Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
56
Contrary to popular belief, putting sugar in a car's gas tank will NOT ruin its engine.
25
All GPS units sold in the civilian market have to be programmed to deactivate themselves if they detect they are travelling faster than 1200 MPH or are above 60,000 feet in altitude to prevent them being used in intercontinental ballistic missiles.
2
A Citreon 2CV with an oil leak once travelled 500 miles through Italy after its gearbox was filled with bananas!
16
Kleenex tissues were originally used as filters in gas masks.
46