The Queen Mary - the grandest vessel of her day - had many of her vital components made by car manufacturer Skoda!
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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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The oil used by jewelers to lubricate clocks and watches costs about $3,000 a gallon.
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The ball on top of a flagpole is called a 'truck'.
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In the early 1960's, Porsche commercially manufactured farm tractors.
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Sony researchers have developed a refrigerator that only opens when you smile.
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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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There's a phone app called RoboRoach that allows you to remotely control a cockroach through a chip that you to manually implant into the unwitting critter.
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