A car operates at maximum economy, gas-wise, at speeds between 25 and 35 miles per hour.
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The United States produces enough plastic film annually to cover the entire state of Texas.
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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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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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The Queen Mary - the grandest vessel of her day - had many of her vital components made by car manufacturer Skoda!
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A fully loaded supertanker traveling at normal speed takes a least twenty minutes to stop.
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Castor oil is used as a lubricant in jet planes.
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The IRS processes more than 2 billion pieces of paper each year.
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