It would take twenty new mid-size cars to generate the same amount of pollution that a mid-size 1960's car did.
20
Scientists in China have built a prototype high-speed maglev train that is theoretically capable of reaching speeds of up to 1,800 mph (2,900 km/h).
1
Castor oil is used as a lubricant in jet planes.
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The electric chair was invented by a dentist!
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There's a phone app called RoboRoach that allows you to remotely control a cockroach through a chip that you to manually implant into the unwitting critter.
10
Henry Ford produced the model T only in black because the black paint available at the time was the fastest to dry.
33
Kleenex tissues were originally used as filters in gas masks.
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