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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A Citreon 2CV with an oil leak once travelled 500 miles through Italy after its gearbox was filled with bananas!
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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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Sony researchers have developed a refrigerator that only opens when you smile.
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Attics were invented in Attica.
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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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Any modern jet is capable of breaking the sound barrier.
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