A fully loaded supertanker traveling at normal speed takes a least twenty minutes to stop.
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The oil used by jewelers to lubricate clocks and watches costs about $3,000 a gallon.
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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 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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Surgeons who grew up playing video games make 37 percent fewer mistakes.
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Castor oil is used as a lubricant in jet planes.
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More steel in the United States is used to make bottle caps than to manufacture automobile bodies.
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The ball on top of a flagpole is called a 'truck'.
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