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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More steel in the United States is used to make bottle caps than to manufacture automobile bodies.
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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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Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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Car airbags kill 1 person for every 22 lives that they save.
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Energy is being wasted if a toaster is left plugged in after use.
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The Google driverless car has only encountered two accidents. The first it was rear ended at a stop sign, and the second was when a human was behind the wheel.
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