Jumbo jets use 4,000 gallons of fuel to take off.
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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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Windmills always turn anti-clockwise. Except for the windmills in Ireland!
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The first hard drive available for the Apple II had a capacity of only 5 megabytes.
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There's an "anti-smartphone" called John's Phone which can only make and receive calls.
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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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The life boat was patented in 1845!
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Any modern jet is capable of breaking the sound barrier.
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