Car airbags kill 1 person for every 22 lives that they save.
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The Queen Mary - the grandest vessel of her day - had many of her vital components made by car manufacturer Skoda!
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Technically speaking, crystal glass is actually a Liquid that flows very slowly.
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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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Kleenex tissues were originally used as filters in gas masks.
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Castor oil is used as a lubricant in jet planes.
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Sony researchers have developed a refrigerator that only opens when you smile.
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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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