A car operates at maximum economy, gas-wise, at speeds between 25 and 35 miles per hour.
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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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The blueprint for a floating city has just been approved by the largest port construction and design company in China. It's entirely self-sustainable, and extends underwater.
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Kleenex tissues were originally used as filters in gas masks.
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Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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If a car is travelling at 55 miles per hour it will travel 56 feet before the driver can shift his foot from the accelerator to the brake.
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The oil used by jewelers to lubricate clocks and watches costs about $3,000 a gallon.
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