Jumbo jets use 4,000 gallons of fuel to take off.
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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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There’s an internet-enabled jacket which gives you a “hug” every time a Facebook friend likes your status.
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Henry Ford produced the model T only in black because the black paint available at the time was the fastest to dry.
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Future biotechnology could be used to trick a prisoner's mind into thinking they have served a 1,000 year sentence in only eight hours, a group of scientists have claimed.
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A toaster uses almost half as much energy as a full-sized oven.
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There's an "anti-smartphone" called John's Phone which can only make and receive calls.
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More steel in the United States is used to make bottle caps than to manufacture automobile bodies.
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