To have your picture taken by the very first camera you would have had to sit still for 8 hours!
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An airplane mechanic invented Slinky while he was playing with engine parts and realized the possible secondary use for the springs.
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The first hard drive available for the Apple II had a capacity of only 5 megabytes.
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The American Automobile Association was founded for the sole purpose of warning motorists of police speed traps!
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Jumbo jets use 4,000 gallons of fuel to take off.
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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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There are only 14 blimps in the world.
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A fully loaded supertanker traveling at normal speed takes a least twenty minutes to stop.
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