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.
2
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.
120
To have your picture taken by the very first camera you would have had to sit still for 8 hours!
308
First four countries to have television: England, the U.S., the U.S.S.R., and Brazil.
47
Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis had an online multiplayer mode.
-2
The ball on top of a flagpole is called a 'truck'.
24
It takes six months to build a Rolls Royce...and 13 hours to build a Toyota.
93