About 39,000 gallons of water are used to produce the average car!
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A small airplane can fly backwards.
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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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Jumbo jets use 4,000 gallons of fuel to take off.
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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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The oil used by jewelers to lubricate clocks and watches costs about $3,000 a gallon.
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Any modern jet is capable of breaking the sound barrier.
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It would take twenty new mid-size cars to generate the same amount of pollution that a mid-size 1960's car did.
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