A toaster uses almost half as much energy as a full-sized oven.
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Jumbo jets use 4,000 gallons of fuel to take off.
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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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First four countries to have television: England, the U.S., the U.S.S.R., and Brazil.
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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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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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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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Scientists in the UK are creating a smartphone app that will enable users to test for STDs.
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