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).
1
Google founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page have expressed their desire to see the search engine become artificial intelligence itself. To achieve that goal, they created the highly-protected “X lab.”
-7
The United States produces enough plastic film annually to cover the entire state of Texas.
13
The IRS processes more than 2 billion pieces of paper each year.
28
There's a phone app called RoboRoach that allows you to remotely control a cockroach through a chip that you to manually implant into the unwitting critter.
10
UFO sightings have reduced by over 80% since the introduction of smartphones and public access to HD video.
2
Originally, BMW was an airplane engine manufacturer.
69
The electric chair was invented by a dentist!
122