The life boat was patented in 1845!
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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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A Citreon 2CV with an oil leak once travelled 500 miles through Italy after its gearbox was filled with bananas!
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A fully loaded supertanker traveling at normal speed takes a least twenty minutes to stop.
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Car airbags kill 1 person for every 22 lives that they save.
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Henry Ford produced the model T only in black because the black paint available at the time was the fastest to dry.
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