More steel in the United States is used to make bottle caps than to manufacture automobile bodies.
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Henry Ford produced the model T only in black because the black paint available at the time was the fastest to dry.
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Windmills always turn anti-clockwise. Except for the windmills in Ireland!
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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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Thomas Alva Edison patented almost 1,300 inventions in his lifetime!
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There are only 14 blimps in the world.
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Sony researchers have developed a refrigerator that only opens when you smile.
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An airplane mechanic invented Slinky while he was playing with engine parts and realized the possible secondary use for the springs.
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