The United States produces enough plastic film annually to cover the entire state of Texas.
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Any modern jet is capable of breaking the sound barrier.
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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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A fully loaded supertanker traveling at normal speed takes a least twenty minutes to stop.
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The Google driverless car has only encountered two accidents. The first it was rear ended at a stop sign, and the second was when a human was behind the wheel.
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Kleenex tissues were originally used as filters in gas masks.
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Jumbo jets use 4,000 gallons of fuel to take off.
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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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