The first alarm clock could only ring at 4 a.m.
120
If a car is travelling at 55 miles per hour it will travel 56 feet before the driver can shift his foot from the accelerator to the brake.
25
The life boat was patented in 1845!
29
Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
56
The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.
210
Windmills always turn anti-clockwise. Except for the windmills in Ireland!
184
Originally, BMW was an airplane engine manufacturer.
69
Energy is being wasted if a toaster is left plugged in after use.
21