A small airplane can fly backwards.
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The United States produces enough plastic film annually to cover the entire state of Texas.
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Surgeons who grew up playing video games make 37 percent fewer mistakes.
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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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The American Automobile Association was founded for the sole purpose of warning motorists of police speed traps!
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Castor oil is used as a lubricant in jet planes.
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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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The Queen Mary - the grandest vessel of her day - had many of her vital components made by car manufacturer Skoda!
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