The life boat was patented in 1845!
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Originally, BMW was an airplane engine manufacturer.
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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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The United States produces enough plastic film annually to cover the entire state of Texas.
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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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Castor oil is used as a lubricant in jet planes.
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If a car is travelling at 55 miles per hour it will travel 56 feet before the driver can shift his foot from the accelerator to the brake.
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There are only 14 blimps in the world.
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