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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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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The electric chair was invented by a dentist!
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UFO sightings have reduced by over 80% since the introduction of smartphones and public access to HD video.
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Thomas Alva Edison patented almost 1,300 inventions in his lifetime!
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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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A fully loaded supertanker traveling at normal speed takes a least twenty minutes to stop.
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