More steel in the United States is used to make bottle caps than to manufacture automobile bodies.
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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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Scientists in the UK are creating a smartphone app that will enable users to test for STDs.
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Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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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 normal static electricty shock that zaps your finger when you touch a doorknob is usually between 10,000 and 30,000 volts!
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Castor oil is used as a lubricant in jet planes.
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