More than a billion transistors are manufactured every second.
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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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The ball on top of a flagpole is called a 'truck'.
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Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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There's a Mumbai-based pizzeria that now delivers pizza by drone.
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Students at MIT developed a wristband that can regulate your “thermal comfort”, which could possibly eliminate the need for central heating and cooling.
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Any modern jet is capable of breaking the sound barrier.
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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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