An airplane mechanic invented Slinky while he was playing with engine parts and realized the possible secondary use for the springs.
12
The American Automobile Association was founded for the sole purpose of warning motorists of police speed traps!
36
The Google driverless car has only encountered two accidents. The first it was rear ended at a stop sign, and the second was when a human was behind the wheel.
7
It takes six months to build a Rolls Royce...and 13 hours to build a Toyota.
93
The first hard drive available for the Apple II had a capacity of only 5 megabytes.
46
Castor oil is used as a lubricant in jet planes.
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The blueprint for a floating city has just been approved by the largest port construction and design company in China. It's entirely self-sustainable, and extends underwater.
2
The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.
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