About 39,000 gallons of water are used to produce the average car!
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First four countries to have television: England, the U.S., the U.S.S.R., and Brazil.
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The oil used by jewelers to lubricate clocks and watches costs about $3,000 a gallon.
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More than a billion transistors are manufactured every second.
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An airplane mechanic invented Slinky while he was playing with engine parts and realized the possible secondary use for the springs.
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The life boat was patented in 1845!
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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.
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