A fully loaded supertanker traveling at normal speed takes a least twenty minutes to stop.
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Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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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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The blueprint for a floating city has just been approved by the largest port construction and design company in China. It's entirely self-sustainable, and extends underwater.
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A car operates at maximum economy, gas-wise, at speeds between 25 and 35 miles per hour.
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There’s an internet-enabled jacket which gives you a “hug” every time a Facebook friend likes your status.
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More than a billion transistors are manufactured every second.
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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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