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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Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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There’s an internet-enabled jacket which gives you a “hug” every time a Facebook friend likes your status.
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About 39,000 gallons of water are used to produce the average car!
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It takes six months to build a Rolls Royce...and 13 hours to build a Toyota.
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The first alarm clock could only ring at 4 a.m.
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The first hard drive available for the Apple II had a capacity of only 5 megabytes.
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