Fun facts Cntd....

• 21. Jumbo jets use 4,000 gallons of fuel to take off.
• 022. Kleenex tissues were originally used as filters in gas masks.
• 023. More steel in the United States is used to make bottle caps than to manufacture automobile bodies.
• 024. Originally, BMW was an airplane engine manufacturer.
• 025. Originally, Nintendo was a playing card manufacturer.
• 026. Technically speaking, crystal glass is actually a Liquid that flows very slowly.
• 027. The American Automobile Association was founded for the sole purpose of warning motorists of police speed traps!
• 028. The average car produces a pound of pollution every 25 miles!
• 029. The ball on top of a flagpole is called a 'truck'.
• 030. The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.
• 031. The electric chair was invented by a dentist!
• 032. The first alarm clock could only ring at 4 a.m.
• 033. The first hard drive available for the Apple II had a capacity of only 5 megabytes.
• 034. The IRS processes more than 2 billion pieces of paper each year.
• 035. The life boat was patented in 1845!
• 036. The normal static electricty shock that zaps your finger when you touch a doorknob is usually between 10,000 and 30,000 volts!
• 037. The oil used by jewelers to lubricate clocks and watches costs about $3,000 a gallon.
• 038. The Queen Mary - the grandest vessel of her day - had many of her vital components made by car manufacturer Skoda!
• 039. The United States produces enough plastic film annually to cover the entire state of Texas.
• 040. There are only 14 blimps in the world.