Surgeons who grew up playing video games make 37 percent fewer mistakes.
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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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Any modern jet is capable of breaking the sound barrier.
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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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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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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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The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.
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A car operates at maximum economy, gas-wise, at speeds between 25 and 35 miles per hour.
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