Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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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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If a car is travelling at 55 miles per hour it will travel 56 feet before the driver can shift his foot from the accelerator to the brake.
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Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis had an online multiplayer mode.
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A car operates at maximum economy, gas-wise, at speeds between 25 and 35 miles per hour.
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Jumbo jets use 4,000 gallons of fuel to take off.
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In the early 1960's, Porsche commercially manufactured farm tractors.
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