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.
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More than a billion transistors are manufactured every second.
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The first alarm clock could only ring at 4 a.m.
120
Windmills always turn anti-clockwise. Except for the windmills in Ireland!
184
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
Students at MIT developed a wristband that can regulate your “thermal comfort”, which could possibly eliminate the need for central heating and cooling.
17
Henry Ford produced the model T only in black because the black paint available at the time was the fastest to dry.
33
Energy is being wasted if a toaster is left plugged in after use.
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