A car operates at maximum economy, gas-wise, at speeds between 25 and 35 miles per hour.
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A toaster uses almost half as much energy as a full-sized oven.
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A small airplane can fly backwards.
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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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Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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Google founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page have expressed their desire to see the search engine become artificial intelligence itself. To achieve that goal, they created the highly-protected “X lab.”
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The electric chair was invented by a dentist!
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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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