A Citreon 2CV with an oil leak once travelled 500 miles through Italy after its gearbox was filled with bananas!
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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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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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Kleenex tissues were originally used as filters in gas masks.
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A toaster uses almost half as much energy as a full-sized oven.
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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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A fully loaded supertanker traveling at normal speed takes a least twenty minutes to stop.
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