If a car is travelling at 55 miles per hour it will travel 56 feet before the driver can shift his foot from the accelerator to the brake.
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A small airplane can fly backwards.
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There are only 14 blimps in the world.
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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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The United States produces enough plastic film annually to cover the entire state of Texas.
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The ball on top of a flagpole is called a 'truck'.
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A fully loaded supertanker traveling at normal speed takes a least twenty minutes to stop.
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The normal static electricty shock that zaps your finger when you touch a doorknob is usually between 10,000 and 30,000 volts!
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