The Queen Mary - the grandest vessel of her day - had many of her vital components made by car manufacturer Skoda!
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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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A toaster uses almost half as much energy as a full-sized oven.
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Kleenex tissues were originally used as filters in gas masks.
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Car airbags kill 1 person for every 22 lives that they save.
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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 normal static electricty shock that zaps your finger when you touch a doorknob is usually between 10,000 and 30,000 volts!
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First four countries to have television: England, the U.S., the U.S.S.R., and Brazil.
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