The first alarm clock could only ring at 4 a.m.
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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 average car produces a pound of pollution every 25 miles!
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A fully loaded supertanker traveling at normal speed takes a least twenty minutes to stop.
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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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The American Automobile Association was founded for the sole purpose of warning motorists of police speed traps!
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Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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The ball on top of a flagpole is called a 'truck'.
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