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47 Plane Awesome Facts About Airplanes
Between the years 2015 and 2020, only 0.0004 percent of all commercial flights had any injuries occur onboard.
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47 Plane Awesome Facts About Airplanes
Between the years 2015 and 2020, only 0.0004 percent of all commercial flights had any injuries occur onboard.
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10 Bustling Facts About Buses
The world record for the fastest-ever school bus was set at an incredible 367mph! How? It was powered by a GE J-79 jet engine!
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A Brief History Of Chevrolet
Chevrolet created the world's first SUV, the 1935 Suburban Carryall, one of the first successful cars to have an all-steel body.
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A Brief History Of Bicycles
The first electric-powered bicycle was patented on December 31, 1895, by American inventor Ogden Bolton Jr.
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5 Amazing Facts About BMW That You Wouldn’t Believe
Did you know that BMW started out by making airplane engines?
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5 Interesting Facts About The Unicycle
There is a world record for the "Most Tea-Cups Caught On Head While On A Unicycle".
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The Story of Boaty McBoatface – The British Research Vessel
The inspiration for the name of the British boat "Boaty McBoatFace", was derived from an owl who was named Hooty McOwlface.
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How Beef Is Worse For The Environment Than Cars
Cow manure and urine release ammonia into the air. Because cows are kept together in farms, this ends up causing acid rain.
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The Life and Death of the Concorde
The last Concorde to fly our skies was run by British Airways on October 24, 2003 from New York's JFK Airport to London Heathrow.
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The History Of Ford Motor Company
In 1996 the first Ford electric vehicle was created, called the Ranger Electric Vehicle.
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The History of Space Travel Timeline
Albert II became the first monkey in space on June 14, 1949, in a specially adapted US V2 rocket.
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The History of Driverless Cars
Did you know that by 2013, Google's self-driving cars had already travelled over 500,000 miles?!