Originally, BMW was an airplane engine manufacturer.
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Technically speaking, crystal glass is actually a Liquid that flows very slowly.
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First four countries to have television: England, the U.S., the U.S.S.R., and Brazil.
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There's a phone app called RoboRoach that allows you to remotely control a cockroach through a chip that you to manually implant into the unwitting critter.
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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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A car operates at maximum economy, gas-wise, at speeds between 25 and 35 miles per hour.
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Castor oil is used as a lubricant in jet planes.
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