A fully loaded supertanker traveling at normal speed takes a least twenty minutes to stop.
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Originally, BMW was an airplane engine manufacturer.
69
The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.
210
First four countries to have television: England, the U.S., the U.S.S.R., and Brazil.
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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.
20
The United States produces enough plastic film annually to cover the entire state of Texas.
13
The first alarm clock could only ring at 4 a.m.
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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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