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.
2
The blueprint for a floating city has just been approved by the largest port construction and design company in China. It's entirely self-sustainable, and extends underwater.
2
Henry Ford produced the model T only in black because the black paint available at the time was the fastest to dry.
33
Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis had an online multiplayer mode.
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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.
25
The first alarm clock could only ring at 4 a.m.
120
Windmills always turn anti-clockwise. Except for the windmills in Ireland!
184
The oil used by jewelers to lubricate clocks and watches costs about $3,000 a gallon.
41