Thomas Alva Edison patented almost 1,300 inventions in his lifetime!
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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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About 39,000 gallons of water are used to produce the average car!
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Technically speaking, crystal glass is actually a Liquid that flows very slowly.
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There's a Mumbai-based pizzeria that now delivers pizza by drone.
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Car airbags kill 1 person for every 22 lives that they save.
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Windmills always turn anti-clockwise. Except for the windmills in Ireland!
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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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