A fully loaded supertanker traveling at normal speed takes a least twenty minutes to stop.
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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!
60
The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.
210
A toaster uses almost half as much energy as a full-sized oven.
33
Windmills always turn anti-clockwise. Except for the windmills in Ireland!
184
The first alarm clock could only ring at 4 a.m.
120
Any modern jet is capable of breaking the sound barrier.
34
There are only 14 blimps in the world.
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