Any modern jet is capable of breaking the sound barrier.
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Jumbo jets use 4,000 gallons of fuel to take off.
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The electric chair was invented by a dentist!
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Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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A Citreon 2CV with an oil leak once travelled 500 miles through Italy after its gearbox was filled with bananas!
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Contrary to popular belief, putting sugar in a car's gas tank will NOT ruin its engine.
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A fully loaded supertanker traveling at normal speed takes a least twenty minutes to stop.
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