The American Automobile Association was founded for the sole purpose of warning motorists of police speed traps!
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Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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Students at MIT developed a wristband that can regulate your “thermal comfort”, which could possibly eliminate the need for central heating and cooling.
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Originally, BMW was an airplane engine manufacturer.
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It takes six months to build a Rolls Royce...and 13 hours to build a Toyota.
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There are only 14 blimps in the world.
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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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