A small airplane can fly backwards.
75
Castor oil is used as a lubricant in jet planes.
-5
The United States produces enough plastic film annually to cover the entire state of Texas.
13
Scientists in the UK are creating a smartphone app that will enable users to test for STDs.
0
Car airbags kill 1 person for every 22 lives that they save.
80
All GPS units sold in the civilian market have to be programmed to deactivate themselves if they detect they are travelling faster than 1200 MPH or are above 60,000 feet in altitude to prevent them being used in intercontinental ballistic missiles.
2
About 39,000 gallons of water are used to produce the average car!
14
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.
25