The Queen Mary - the grandest vessel of her day - had many of her vital components made by car manufacturer Skoda!
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Jumbo jets use 4,000 gallons of fuel to take off.
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Kleenex tissues were originally used as filters in gas masks.
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The life boat was patented in 1845!
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A fully loaded supertanker traveling at normal speed takes a least twenty minutes to stop.
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Attics were invented in Attica.
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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.
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