FACT#1
THERE ARE MORE THAN 1 BILLION CARS CURRENTLY IN USE ON EARTH.
FACT#2
ABOUT 1,65,000 CARS ARE PRODUCED EVERY DAY.FACT#3
FACT#4
IT WOULD TAKE LESS THAN 6 MONTHS TO GET TO THE MOON BY CAR AT 95KM/H.
FACT#5
HITLER, WHILE IN PRISON, WROTE TO A MERCEDES DEALERSHIP BEGGING FOR A CAR LOAN.
FACT#6
UP TO 19 GIRLS CAN BE CRAMMED IN TO A SMART CAR.
FACT#7
92% OF ALL NEW SOLD CARS IN BRAZIL USE ETHANOL AS FUEL, WHICH IS PRODUCED FROM SUGAR CANE.
FACT#8
75% OF CARS THAT ROLLS-ROYCE HAS EVER PRODUCED ARE STILL ON THE ROAD TODAY.
FACT#9
VOLKSWAGEN OWNS BENTLEY, BUGATTI, LAMBORGHINI, AUDI, DUCATI AND PORSCHE.
FACT#10
THE AVERAGE AMERICAN SPENDS ABOUT 38 HOURS A YEAR STUCK IN TRAFFIC.
FACT#11
THE FIRST CAR ACCIDENT OCCURRED IN 1891, IN OHIO.
FACT#12
THE ODDS OF DYING IN A CAR ACCIDENT ARE AROUND 1 IN 5,000.
FACT#13
WHEN THE CAR RADIO WAS INTRODUCED, SOME STATES WANTED TO BAN IT ARGUING THAT IT COULD DISTRACT DRIVERS AND CAUSE ACCIDENTS.
FACT#14
IT IS A CRIMINAL OFFENCE TO DRIVE AROUND IN A DIRTY CAR IN RUSSIA.
FACT#15
CAR WRECKS ARE THE NUMBER ONE CAUSE OF DEATH FOR AMERICANS UNDER 35.
FACT#16
THE AVERAGE CAR HAS 30,000 PARTS.
FACT#17
IN TURKMENISTAN, CAR DRIVERS ARE ENTITLED TO 120 LITERS (31 GAL.) OF FREE PETROL A MONTH.
FACT#18
THERE ARE MORE CARS THAN PEOPLE IN LOS ANGELES.
FACT#19
THE INVENTOR OF THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS BLIND.
FACT#20
THE VEHICLE WITH THE HIGHEST MILEAGE COVERED A TOTAL OF 4,586,630 KM (2,850,000 MILES).
FACT#21
THE WORLD'S FASTEST STREET-LEGAL PRODUCTION CAR IS THE BUGATTI VEYRON SUPER SPORT, AT 431 KM/H (267 MPH).
FACT#22
IN 1941, HENRY FORD MADE A CAR OUT OF SOYBEANS.
FACT#23
AMERICA'S MOST NEW CARS FAKE ENGINE NOISE THROUGH SPEAKERS. THEY ARE QUITE SILENT OTHERWISE.
HONKING YOUR CAR HORN, EXCEPT IN AN EMERGENCY, IS ILLEGAL IN NYC.
FACT#25
SWEDEN'S VOLVO MADE THE THREE-POINT SEATBELT DESIGN PATENT OPEN AND AVAILABLE TO OTHER CAR MANUFACTURERS FOR FREE, IN THE INTEREST OF SAFETY. IT SAVES ONE LIFE EVERY 6 MINUTES.
FACT#26
95% OF A CAR'S LIFETIME IS SPENT PARKED.
FACT#27
DURING A CAR CRASH, 40% OF DRIVERS NEVER EVEN HIT THE BRAKES.
FACT#28
IN THE EARLY YEARS OF THE 20TH CENTURY, HORSES WERE CAUSING SO MUCH POLLUTION WITH THEIR POOP THAT CARS WERE SEEN AS THE "GREEN" ALTERNATIVE.
FACT#29
IT COSTS US$8,876 PER YEAR TO OWN AND MAINTAIN AN AVERAGE CAR IN THE U.S. THAT'S US$443,800 IN 50 YEARS.
FACT#30
IN 2012, NEVADA BECAME THE FIRST STATE TO ISSUE LICENSES FOR SELF-DRIVING CARS.
FACT#31
IT IS POSSIBLE TO SET UP A HOLIDAY MEAL INSIDE A CAR'S ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND DRIVE LONG ENOUGH TO FULLY COOK ALL OF THE FOOD.
FACT#32
UP TO 80% OF AN AVERAGE CAR IS RECYCLABLE.
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