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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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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More steel in the United States is used to make bottle caps than to manufacture automobile bodies.
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In the early 1960's, Porsche commercially manufactured farm tractors.
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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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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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UFO sightings have reduced by over 80% since the introduction of smartphones and public access to HD video.
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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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