A Citreon 2CV with an oil leak once travelled 500 miles through Italy after its gearbox was filled with bananas!
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Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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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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Surgeons who grew up playing video games make 37 percent fewer mistakes.
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A small airplane can fly backwards.
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Car airbags kill 1 person for every 22 lives that they save.
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Technically speaking, crystal glass is actually a Liquid that flows very slowly.
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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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