Originally, BMW was an airplane engine manufacturer.
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The United States produces enough plastic film annually to cover the entire state of Texas.
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The first hard drive available for the Apple II had a capacity of only 5 megabytes.
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Scientists in the UK are creating a smartphone app that will enable users to test for STDs.
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The average car produces a pound of pollution every 25 miles!
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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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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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