The American Automobile Association was founded for the sole purpose of warning motorists of police speed traps!
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Kleenex tissues were originally used as filters in gas masks.
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Jumbo jets use 4,000 gallons of fuel to take off.
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More than a billion transistors are manufactured every second.
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In the early 1960's, Porsche commercially manufactured farm tractors.
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Students at MIT developed a wristband that can regulate your “thermal comfort”, which could possibly eliminate the need for central heating and cooling.
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The United States produces enough plastic film annually to cover the entire state of Texas.
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The Queen Mary - the grandest vessel of her day - had many of her vital components made by car manufacturer Skoda!
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