The life boat was patented in 1845!
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It takes six months to build a Rolls Royce...and 13 hours to build a Toyota.
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Future biotechnology could be used to trick a prisoner's mind into thinking they have served a 1,000 year sentence in only eight hours, a group of scientists have claimed.
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The first alarm clock could only ring at 4 a.m.
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Originally, BMW was an airplane engine manufacturer.
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Any modern jet is capable of breaking the sound barrier.
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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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Windmills always turn anti-clockwise. Except for the windmills in Ireland!
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