A fully loaded supertanker traveling at normal speed takes a least twenty minutes to stop.
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Any modern jet is capable of breaking the sound barrier.
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Scientists in the UK are creating a smartphone app that will enable users to test for STDs.
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All GPS units sold in the civilian market have to be programmed to deactivate themselves if they detect they are travelling faster than 1200 MPH or are above 60,000 feet in altitude to prevent them being used in intercontinental ballistic missiles.
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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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More than a billion transistors are manufactured every second.
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Energy is being wasted if a toaster is left plugged in after use.
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