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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Attics were invented in Attica.
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Kleenex tissues were originally used as filters in gas masks.
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Any modern jet is capable of breaking the sound barrier.
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Surgeons who grew up playing video games make 37 percent fewer mistakes.
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The first hard drive available for the Apple II had a capacity of only 5 megabytes.
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More steel in the United States is used to make bottle caps than to manufacture automobile bodies.
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