A fully loaded supertanker traveling at normal speed takes a least twenty minutes to stop.
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To have your picture taken by the very first camera you would have had to sit still for 8 hours!
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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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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 electric chair was invented by a dentist!
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Originally, BMW was an airplane engine manufacturer.
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