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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It would take twenty new mid-size cars to generate the same amount of pollution that a mid-size 1960's car did.
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The IRS processes more than 2 billion pieces of paper each year.
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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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Castor oil is used as a lubricant in jet planes.
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There’s an internet-enabled jacket which gives you a “hug” every time a Facebook friend likes your status.
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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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Kissenger is a pig-shaped robotic device that lets you kiss someone over the internet.
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