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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The Queen Mary - the grandest vessel of her day - had many of her vital components made by car manufacturer Skoda!
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Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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UFO sightings have reduced by over 80% since the introduction of smartphones and public access to HD video.
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Jumbo jets use 4,000 gallons of fuel to take off.
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The first hard drive available for the Apple II had a capacity of only 5 megabytes.
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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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