A toaster uses almost half as much energy as a full-sized oven.
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Castor oil is used as a lubricant in jet planes.
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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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The Google driverless car has only encountered two accidents. The first it was rear ended at a stop sign, and the second was when a human was behind the wheel.
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A fully loaded supertanker traveling at normal speed takes a least twenty minutes to stop.
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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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About 39,000 gallons of water are used to produce the average car!
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