About 39,000 gallons of water are used to produce the average car!
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Henry Ford produced the model T only in black because the black paint available at the time was the fastest to dry.
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The IRS processes more than 2 billion pieces of paper each year.
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A fully loaded supertanker traveling at normal speed takes a least twenty minutes to stop.
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There’s an internet-enabled jacket which gives you a “hug” every time a Facebook friend likes your status.
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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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Students at MIT developed a wristband that can regulate your “thermal comfort”, which could possibly eliminate the need for central heating and cooling.
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