The American Automobile Association was founded for the sole purpose of warning motorists of police speed traps!
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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 life boat was patented in 1845!
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The first hard drive available for the Apple II had a capacity of only 5 megabytes.
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Any modern jet is capable of breaking the sound barrier.
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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.
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A toaster uses almost half as much energy as a full-sized oven.
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