A fully loaded supertanker traveling at normal speed takes a least twenty minutes to stop.
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Sony researchers have developed a refrigerator that only opens when you smile.
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Surgeons who grew up playing video games make 37 percent fewer mistakes.
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The life boat was patented in 1845!
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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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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 Queen Mary - the grandest vessel of her day - had many of her vital components made by car manufacturer Skoda!
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