Any modern jet is capable of breaking the sound barrier.
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A small airplane can fly backwards.
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The ball on top of a flagpole is called a 'truck'.
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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 Citreon 2CV with an oil leak once travelled 500 miles through Italy after its gearbox was filled with bananas!
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Originally, Nintendo was a playing card manufacturer.
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The first alarm clock could only ring at 4 a.m.
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The life boat was patented in 1845!
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