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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A fully loaded supertanker traveling at normal speed takes a least twenty minutes to stop.
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A toaster uses almost half as much energy as a full-sized oven.
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Castor oil is used as a lubricant in jet planes.
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There's a phone app called RoboRoach that allows you to remotely control a cockroach through a chip that you to manually implant into the unwitting critter.
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Windmills always turn anti-clockwise. Except for the windmills in Ireland!
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The ball on top of a flagpole is called a 'truck'.
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It takes six months to build a Rolls Royce...and 13 hours to build a Toyota.
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