More steel in the United States is used to make bottle caps than to manufacture automobile bodies.
55
It would take twenty new mid-size cars to generate the same amount of pollution that a mid-size 1960's car did.
20
Henry Ford produced the model T only in black because the black paint available at the time was the fastest to dry.
33
A toaster uses almost half as much energy as a full-sized oven.
33
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
The Google driverless car has only encountered two accidents. The first it was rear ended at a stop sign, and the second was when a human was behind the wheel.
7
Windmills always turn anti-clockwise. Except for the windmills in Ireland!
184
A car operates at maximum economy, gas-wise, at speeds between 25 and 35 miles per hour.
-4