An airplane mechanic invented Slinky while he was playing with engine parts and realized the possible secondary use for the springs.
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Technically speaking, crystal glass is actually a Liquid that flows very slowly.
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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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It would take twenty new mid-size cars to generate the same amount of pollution that a mid-size 1960's car did.
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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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A fully loaded supertanker traveling at normal speed takes a least twenty minutes to stop.
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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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Castor oil is used as a lubricant in jet planes.
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