A fully loaded supertanker traveling at normal speed takes a least twenty minutes to stop.
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About 39,000 gallons of water are used to produce the average car!
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Attics were invented in Attica.
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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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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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The first alarm clock could only ring at 4 a.m.
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