More than a billion transistors are manufactured every second.
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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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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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The Queen Mary - the grandest vessel of her day - had many of her vital components made by car manufacturer Skoda!
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Kleenex tissues were originally used as filters in gas masks.
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The blueprint for a floating city has just been approved by the largest port construction and design company in China. It's entirely self-sustainable, and extends underwater.
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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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There are only 14 blimps in the world.
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