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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A Citreon 2CV with an oil leak once travelled 500 miles through Italy after its gearbox was filled with bananas!
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Technically speaking, crystal glass is actually a Liquid that flows very slowly.
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Google founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page have expressed their desire to see the search engine become artificial intelligence itself. To achieve that goal, they created the highly-protected “X lab.”
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To have your picture taken by the very first camera you would have had to sit still for 8 hours!
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Kleenex tissues were originally used as filters in gas masks.
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Windmills always turn anti-clockwise. Except for the windmills in Ireland!
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The ball on top of a flagpole is called a 'truck'.
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