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22. A researcher at Carnegie Mellon has developed new headlight technology that dodges raindrops, to avoid shining light on them. The flicker is too fast to be seen by the human eye, and it is estimated that the lights will make driving in rain significantly less dangerous. BMW has also developed “Dynamic Light Spot”, which finds nearby pedestrians and highlights them.
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21... In 2008, a 1961 Ferrari California Spyder became the most expensive car sold at a vintage car auction — $10,894,900USD after the deduction of the auction fees.
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20.. in Denmark: you must check for people under your car before setting off. it is a requirement that a driver checks underneath their vehicle to ensure that there is no body (alive or otherwise) hidden underneath.
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19.. In Serbia: Drivers Must Carry A Tow Bar and 3m of Rope
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18... in Russia is a criminal offence to ride in a dirty car
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more amazing car facts to come
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17... To instantly cool down the car that has been sitting under the sun by rolling down the window on one side and opening and closing the door on the other side for 5 to 6 times. |
16... The Volkswagen Beetle was originally called “Kraft durch Freude Wage” (“Strength Through Joy Car”). The small car was named thusly by Hitler, who in May of 1938 visited the factory and made his great announcement. The car was named after an organization within the Third Reich. After World War II, Volkswagen chose to change the name. |
15.... Electric cars are not a new thing; they were already being manufactured in 1905. Rauch & Lang produced electric cars until 1920, when the gas-combustion engine became cheaper to run because of low gas prices.
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14.. . The 1946 Cisitalia 202 GT is so beautiful a car, that it is permanently exhibited in the New York Museum of Modern Art. The car sports has no sharp edges and is all one single sheet of aluminum. The car was only made from 1947 to 1952 and only 170 were ever produced.
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13... There are now three states that have legalized self-driving cars on the road: Nevada, Florida, and California. Nevada was the first to issue licenses, and did so to allow Google to test their self-driving cars on public streets. |
12.. 80% of millionaires drive used cars.
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11.. South Africa it is legal to outfit your car with flame throwers. The modification was invented after carjacking’s skyrocketed.
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9.. Red cars are illegal in Shanghai, China. 10.. Paved roads were originally meant for bicyclists and not cars. |
7.. Women buy more new cars than men. 8.. All vehicles must have their headlights on at all times in Sweden.
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5. From 1908-1914, Ford’s Model T could be purchased in several different colors, but not black. In an effort to make production cheaper and more efficient, Ford chose to make all further Model T’s only in the color black (since black paint was cheap and durable). 6. The 1970 Oldsmobile 442 was capable of doing zero to 60 in less than six seconds. This speed was pretty impressive for the 70’s, especially for an Oldsmobile. |
3. In the past 50 years, motor vehicle fatalities in the USA have reduced by roughly 80%. The total number of fatalities for 2010 alone is the lowest in 62 years. 4. Whale oil was actually used in some car transmissions until 1973.
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1. The most stolen car in the United States is the Honda Accord. 2. One of the ugliest vehicles ever made, the AMC Gremlin, pioneered the style that is now commonly seen in SUV’s – sloped side-window and high hood. The car was only manufactured for eight years (1970-1978) and numbered 671,475 units. The RRP was $1,879.00USD when it was first released, which these days would be over $11,000 USD.
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i wud start with d one i knw abt 4 long, since university days.. is called mechanophilia... in psychology a paraphila is simply an abnormal sexual act or relationship, they are alot of paraphilias like pedophilia -- sexually attracted to prepubescent children, that means a grown ass man/woman will b sexually attracted to kids below 13yrs... But mechanophilia-- is where by a human is sexually attracted to automobiles like cars, train plain e.t.c read up on paraphilias n c people attracted to plenty abnormalities like-- trees, electric, dead people e.t.c
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pls dnt 4gt to check my current post on "pet section" dats d most important thing.. thanks. |
keep d calls n chats coming |
jst 1 male n 1 female left |
1 male n 1 female to go |
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Woke4all:pls keep d calls n chats coming for details |
it dosn't look real to me |
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