Jumbo jets use 4,000 gallons of fuel to take off.
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Car airbags kill 1 person for every 22 lives that they save.
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Originally, BMW was an airplane engine manufacturer.
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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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Future biotechnology could be used to trick a prisoner's mind into thinking they have served a 1,000 year sentence in only eight hours, a group of scientists have claimed.
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There's an "anti-smartphone" called John's Phone which can only make and receive calls.
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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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