First four countries to have television: England, the U.S., the U.S.S.R., and Brazil.
47
Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
56
Henry Ford produced the model T only in black because the black paint available at the time was the fastest to dry.
33
Energy is being wasted if a toaster is left plugged in after use.
21
A fully loaded supertanker traveling at normal speed takes a least twenty minutes to stop.
27
A car operates at maximum economy, gas-wise, at speeds between 25 and 35 miles per hour.
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It takes six months to build a Rolls Royce...and 13 hours to build a Toyota.
93
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