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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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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A small airplane can fly backwards.
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More steel in the United States is used to make bottle caps than to manufacture automobile bodies.
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A toaster uses almost half as much energy as a full-sized oven.
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The life boat was patented in 1845!
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