Jumbo jets use 4,000 gallons of fuel to take off.
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About 39,000 gallons of water are used to produce the average car!
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Kleenex tissues were originally used as filters in gas masks.
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Energy is being wasted if a toaster is left plugged in after use.
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Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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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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Scientists in China have built a prototype high-speed maglev train that is theoretically capable of reaching speeds of up to 1,800 mph (2,900 km/h).
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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.
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