A fully loaded supertanker traveling at normal speed takes a least twenty minutes to stop.
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The IRS processes more than 2 billion pieces of paper each year.
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To have your picture taken by the very first camera you would have had to sit still for 8 hours!
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The Queen Mary - the grandest vessel of her day - had many of her vital components made by car manufacturer Skoda!
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First four countries to have television: England, the U.S., the U.S.S.R., and Brazil.
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Originally, Nintendo was a playing card manufacturer.
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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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Originally, BMW was an airplane engine manufacturer.
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