Car airbags kill 1 person for every 22 lives that they save.
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Originally, BMW was an airplane engine manufacturer.
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The first alarm clock could only ring at 4 a.m.
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Sony researchers have developed a refrigerator that only opens when you smile.
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The Queen Mary - the grandest vessel of her day - had many of her vital components made by car manufacturer Skoda!
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Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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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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Contrary to popular belief, putting sugar in a car's gas tank will NOT ruin its engine.
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