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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Windmills always turn anti-clockwise. Except for the windmills in Ireland!
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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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More steel in the United States is used to make bottle caps than to manufacture automobile bodies.
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The United States produces enough plastic film annually to cover the entire state of Texas.
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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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More than a billion transistors are manufactured every second.
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Kissenger is a pig-shaped robotic device that lets you kiss someone over the internet.
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