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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Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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Scientists in China have built a prototype high-speed maglev train that is theoretically capable of reaching speeds of up to 1,800 mph (2,900 km/h).
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Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis had an online multiplayer mode.
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The life boat was patented in 1845!
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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.
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Originally, BMW was an airplane engine manufacturer.
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Thomas Alva Edison patented almost 1,300 inventions in his lifetime!
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