More steel in the United States is used to make bottle caps than to manufacture automobile bodies.
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Castor oil is used as a lubricant in jet planes.
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The life boat was patented in 1845!
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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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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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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.
2
Car airbags kill 1 person for every 22 lives that they save.
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Scientists in the UK are creating a smartphone app that will enable users to test for STDs.
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