It would take twenty new mid-size cars to generate the same amount of pollution that a mid-size 1960's car did.
20
A Citreon 2CV with an oil leak once travelled 500 miles through Italy after its gearbox was filled with bananas!
16
The first alarm clock could only ring at 4 a.m.
120
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.
25
The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.
210
Scientists in the UK are creating a smartphone app that will enable users to test for STDs.
0
Originally, BMW was an airplane engine manufacturer.
69
Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
56