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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Scientists in the UK are creating a smartphone app that will enable users to test for STDs.
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It takes six months to build a Rolls Royce...and 13 hours to build a Toyota.
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The Queen Mary - the grandest vessel of her day - had many of her vital components made by car manufacturer Skoda!
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Thomas Alva Edison patented almost 1,300 inventions in his lifetime!
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Any modern jet is capable of breaking the sound barrier.
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