The Queen Mary - the grandest vessel of her day - had many of her vital components made by car manufacturer Skoda!
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A car operates at maximum economy, gas-wise, at speeds between 25 and 35 miles per hour.
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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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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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Windmills always turn anti-clockwise. Except for the windmills in Ireland!
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More steel in the United States is used to make bottle caps than to manufacture automobile bodies.
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In the early 1960's, Porsche commercially manufactured farm tractors.
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Energy is being wasted if a toaster is left plugged in after use.
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