The Queen Mary - the grandest vessel of her day - had many of her vital components made by car manufacturer Skoda!
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Google founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page have expressed their desire to see the search engine become artificial intelligence itself. To achieve that goal, they created the highly-protected “X lab.”
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Contrary to popular belief, putting sugar in a car's gas tank will NOT ruin its engine.
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The life boat was patented in 1845!
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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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The ball on top of a flagpole is called a 'truck'.
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The first alarm clock could only ring at 4 a.m.
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An airplane mechanic invented Slinky while he was playing with engine parts and realized the possible secondary use for the springs.
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