A fully loaded supertanker traveling at normal speed takes a least twenty minutes to stop.
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Henry Ford produced the model T only in black because the black paint available at the time was the fastest to dry.
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In the early 1960's, Porsche commercially manufactured farm tractors.
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A Citreon 2CV with an oil leak once travelled 500 miles through Italy after its gearbox was filled with bananas!
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Kleenex tissues were originally used as filters in gas masks.
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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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A car operates at maximum economy, gas-wise, at speeds between 25 and 35 miles per hour.
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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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