A fully loaded supertanker traveling at normal speed takes a least twenty minutes to stop.
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Google founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page have expressed their desire to see the search engine become artificial intelligence itself. To achieve that goal, they created the highly-protected “X lab.”
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There’s an internet-enabled jacket which gives you a “hug” every time a Facebook friend likes your status.
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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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The normal static electricty shock that zaps your finger when you touch a doorknob is usually between 10,000 and 30,000 volts!
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An airplane mechanic invented Slinky while he was playing with engine parts and realized the possible secondary use for the springs.
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More than a billion transistors are manufactured every second.
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The United States produces enough plastic film annually to cover the entire state of Texas.
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