About 39,000 gallons of water are used to produce the average car!
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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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The normal static electricty shock that zaps your finger when you touch a doorknob is usually between 10,000 and 30,000 volts!
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To have your picture taken by the very first camera you would have had to sit still for 8 hours!
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The ball on top of a flagpole is called a 'truck'.
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Thomas Alva Edison patented almost 1,300 inventions in his lifetime!
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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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Kleenex tissues were originally used as filters in gas masks.
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