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 Google driverless car has only encountered two accidents. The first it was rear ended at a stop sign, and the second was when a human was behind the wheel.
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The first hard drive available for the Apple II had a capacity of only 5 megabytes.
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Kleenex tissues were originally used as filters in gas masks.
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Any modern jet is capable of breaking the sound barrier.
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A fully loaded supertanker traveling at normal speed takes a least twenty minutes to stop.
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A car operates at maximum economy, gas-wise, at speeds between 25 and 35 miles per hour.
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Originally, BMW was an airplane engine manufacturer.
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