The life boat was patented in 1845!
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First four countries to have television: England, the U.S., the U.S.S.R., and Brazil.
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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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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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More than a billion transistors are manufactured every second.
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The oil used by jewelers to lubricate clocks and watches costs about $3,000 a gallon.
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