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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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 hard drive available for the Apple II had a capacity of only 5 megabytes.
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The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.
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Originally, BMW was an airplane engine manufacturer.
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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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A fully loaded supertanker traveling at normal speed takes a least twenty minutes to stop.
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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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