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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Car airbags kill 1 person for every 22 lives that they save.
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Henry Ford produced the model T only in black because the black paint available at the time was the fastest to dry.
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Surgeons who grew up playing video games make 37 percent fewer mistakes.
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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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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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Attics were invented in Attica.
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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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