More steel in the United States is used to make bottle caps than to manufacture automobile bodies.
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Thomas Alva Edison patented almost 1,300 inventions in his lifetime!
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The ball on top of a flagpole is called a 'truck'.
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The Queen Mary - the grandest vessel of her day - had many of her vital components made by car manufacturer Skoda!
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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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Scientists in China have built a prototype high-speed maglev train that is theoretically capable of reaching speeds of up to 1,800 mph (2,900 km/h).
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A car operates at maximum economy, gas-wise, at speeds between 25 and 35 miles per hour.
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