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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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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Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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The normal static electricty shock that zaps your finger when you touch a doorknob is usually between 10,000 and 30,000 volts!
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Windmills always turn anti-clockwise. Except for the windmills in Ireland!
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More than a billion transistors are manufactured every second.
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The ball on top of a flagpole is called a 'truck'.
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Originally, BMW was an airplane engine manufacturer.
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