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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The Queen Mary - the grandest vessel of her day - had many of her vital components made by car manufacturer Skoda!
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Thomas Alva Edison patented almost 1,300 inventions in his lifetime!
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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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The American Automobile Association was founded for the sole purpose of warning motorists of police speed traps!
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Jumbo jets use 4,000 gallons of fuel to take off.
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The United States produces enough plastic film annually to cover the entire state of Texas.
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