The normal static electricty shock that zaps your finger when you touch a doorknob is usually between 10,000 and 30,000 volts!
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Any modern jet is capable of breaking the sound barrier.
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The life boat was patented in 1845!
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Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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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.
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A fully loaded supertanker traveling at normal speed takes a least twenty minutes to stop.
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The electric chair was invented by a dentist!
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