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.
2
More than a billion transistors are manufactured every second.
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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.
25
Originally, BMW was an airplane engine manufacturer.
69
More steel in the United States is used to make bottle caps than to manufacture automobile bodies.
55
Scientists in the UK are creating a smartphone app that will enable users to test for STDs.
0
Originally, Nintendo was a playing card manufacturer.
70