The American Automobile Association was founded for the sole purpose of warning motorists of police speed traps!
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Jumbo jets use 4,000 gallons of fuel to take off.
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There's a phone app called RoboRoach that allows you to remotely control a cockroach through a chip that you to manually implant into the unwitting critter.
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Originally, Nintendo was a playing card manufacturer.
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A small airplane can fly backwards.
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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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About 39,000 gallons of water are used to produce the average car!
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A Citreon 2CV with an oil leak once travelled 500 miles through Italy after its gearbox was filled with bananas!
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