A fully loaded supertanker traveling at normal speed takes a least twenty minutes to stop.
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Google founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page have expressed their desire to see the search engine become artificial intelligence itself. To achieve that goal, they created the highly-protected “X lab.”
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A small airplane can fly backwards.
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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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To have your picture taken by the very first camera you would have had to sit still for 8 hours!
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Thomas Alva Edison patented almost 1,300 inventions in his lifetime!
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Contrary to popular belief, putting sugar in a car's gas tank will NOT ruin its engine.
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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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