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 American Automobile Association was founded for the sole purpose of warning motorists of police speed traps!
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Any modern jet is capable of breaking the sound barrier.
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Windmills always turn anti-clockwise. Except for the windmills in Ireland!
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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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Sony researchers have developed a refrigerator that only opens when you smile.
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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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The life boat was patented in 1845!
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