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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Windmills always turn anti-clockwise. Except for the windmills in Ireland!
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The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.
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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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There are only 14 blimps in the world.
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It takes six months to build a Rolls Royce...and 13 hours to build a Toyota.
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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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Thomas Alva Edison patented almost 1,300 inventions in his lifetime!
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