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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Jumbo jets use 4,000 gallons of fuel to take off.
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Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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Originally, BMW was an airplane engine manufacturer.
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Kissenger is a pig-shaped robotic device that lets you kiss someone over the internet.
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The oil used by jewelers to lubricate clocks and watches costs about $3,000 a gallon.
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Students at MIT developed a wristband that can regulate your “thermal comfort”, which could possibly eliminate the need for central heating and cooling.
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The American Automobile Association was founded for the sole purpose of warning motorists of police speed traps!
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