The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.
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There are only 14 blimps in the world.
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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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The Queen Mary - the grandest vessel of her day - had many of her vital components made by car manufacturer Skoda!
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The oil used by jewelers to lubricate clocks and watches costs about $3,000 a gallon.
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About 39,000 gallons of water are used to produce the average car!
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In the early 1960's, Porsche commercially manufactured farm tractors.
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A fully loaded supertanker traveling at normal speed takes a least twenty minutes to stop.
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