A Citreon 2CV with an oil leak once travelled 500 miles through Italy after its gearbox was filled with bananas!
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Car airbags kill 1 person for every 22 lives that they save.
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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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The first alarm clock could only ring at 4 a.m.
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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 toaster uses almost half as much energy as a full-sized oven.
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The blueprint for a floating city has just been approved by the largest port construction and design company in China. It's entirely self-sustainable, and extends underwater.
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