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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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 life boat was patented in 1845!
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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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If a car is travelling at 55 miles per hour it will travel 56 feet before the driver can shift his foot from the accelerator to the brake.
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Any modern jet is capable of breaking the sound barrier.
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To have your picture taken by the very first camera you would have had to sit still for 8 hours!
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