The first alarm clock could only ring at 4 a.m.
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Any modern jet is capable of breaking the sound barrier.
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The electric chair was invented by a dentist!
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Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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The Google driverless car has only encountered two accidents. The first it was rear ended at a stop sign, and the second was when a human was behind the wheel.
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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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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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