Jumbo jets use 4,000 gallons of fuel to take off.
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Kleenex tissues were originally used as filters in gas masks.
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More steel in the United States is used to make bottle caps than to manufacture automobile bodies.
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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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Sony researchers have developed a refrigerator that only opens when you smile.
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Originally, BMW was an airplane engine manufacturer.
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The first hard drive available for the Apple II had a capacity of only 5 megabytes.
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The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.
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