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Lee Stewart 01-30-2018 06:44 AM

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There are over 1 billion cars on Planet Earth

Lee Stewart 01-30-2018 06:48 AM

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The United States has more cars than any other country in the world, at 300 million. China comes in a distant second, at 78 million.

Lee Stewart 01-30-2018 06:54 AM

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Chevrolet introduced the first car radio in 1922, with a huge price tag of $200. Many safety agencies believed the radio was distracting and sought to ban them from cars.

Lee Stewart 01-30-2018 06:57 AM

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Over 250 million car tires are discarded each year.

Lee Stewart 01-30-2018 07:05 AM

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In 1941, more than three million cars were manufactured in the United States. Only 139 more were manufactured during World War 2.

Lee Stewart 01-30-2018 07:07 AM

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About 75% of the cars that Rolls Royce has ever produced are still on the road.

Lee Stewart 01-30-2018 07:11 AM

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The average car has around 30,000 parts

Please spare us the post that says you only see 27,000

Lee Stewart 01-30-2018 07:15 AM

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The car that sold more than one million units in one year, a record that still stands to this day is the 1965 Chevrolet Impala.

Lee Stewart 01-30-2018 07:23 AM

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The average American will spend two weeks of his or her life stopped at red lights.

Lee Stewart 01-30-2018 07:32 AM

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Almost everything on your car is derived from something originally developed for a race car

Lee Stewart 01-30-2018 08:28 AM

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At eight feet and one inch, Sultan Kosen is the tallest man on Earth according to Guinness World Records. Jyoti Amge holds the Guinness title for being world's shortest woman at two feet six inches.

Lee Stewart 01-30-2018 08:34 AM

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Meet the new Colonel Saunders for KFC. Under the makeup is country singer Reba McEntire

Lee Stewart 01-30-2018 08:43 AM

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kwhizz 01-30-2018 11:49 AM

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kwhizz 01-30-2018 11:58 AM

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John Brown 01-30-2018 12:21 PM

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The average American will spend two weeks of his or her life stopped at red lights.


I'd rather that than have to deal with the idiots at round-a-bouts.

Lee Stewart 01-30-2018 12:31 PM

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I'd rather that than have to deal with the idiots at round-a-bouts.

As much as I agess with you, statistically they do reduce traffic accidents

Keith Seymore 01-30-2018 05:19 PM

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Meet the new Colonel Saunders for KFC. Under the makeup is country singer Reba McEntire

I look more like Colonel Sanders than she does.

K

Lee Stewart 01-31-2018 01:03 AM

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Lee Stewart 01-31-2018 04:36 AM

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Lee Stewart 01-31-2018 04:38 AM

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Lee Stewart 01-31-2018 04:40 AM

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Lee Stewart 01-31-2018 04:46 AM

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What If . . .

Lee Stewart 01-31-2018 05:53 AM

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Flight with 85 plumbers on board forced to return to airport due to toilet trouble

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Lee Stewart 01-31-2018 06:58 PM

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Lee Stewart 02-01-2018 05:40 AM

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Lee Stewart 02-01-2018 01:55 PM

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This is how the BBC captured some incredible footage for PLANET EARTH II which I highly recommend you watch

Lee Stewart 02-02-2018 01:24 PM

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Lee Stewart 02-02-2018 01:35 PM

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The very last car to offer a cassette player as an option was the 2011 Ford Crown Victoria.

Lee Stewart 02-02-2018 01:37 PM

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The 1964 Aston Martin DB5 is the most recognized classic car in the world. Many people couldn't tell you it was an Aston Martin. It is simply referred to as "The James Bond Car."

Lee Stewart 02-02-2018 01:50 PM

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Recent research by Cooper Tires revealed that women buy 60% of all new cars sold, and influence 80% of all new car purchases.

Lee Stewart 02-02-2018 01:57 PM

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16% of people never wash their car.

Lee Stewart 02-02-2018 02:01 PM

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Drivers kill more deer than hunters.

Lee Stewart 02-02-2018 02:05 PM

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1 out of every 7 cars sold in the United States are sold in southern California.

Lee Stewart 02-02-2018 02:07 PM

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In 1925, you could purchase a Ford automobile for less than $300 U.S. dollars. 55% of all cars driven at this time were a Ford.

Lee Stewart 02-02-2018 02:10 PM

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Roads were first made for bicyclists, not cars.

Lee Stewart 02-02-2018 02:12 PM

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A total of 309 Dodge Chargers were used in the original “Dukes of Hazzard” television show.

Keith Seymore 02-02-2018 02:16 PM

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55% of all cars driven at this time were a Ford.

Not just "a Ford", but more specifically a Ford Model T.

That may be the reason that we standardized on driving from the LH side of the vehicle - because that is where the steering wheel is on a Model T Ford.

K

Keith Seymore 02-02-2018 02:17 PM

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Recent research by Cooper Tires revealed that women buy 60% of all new cars sold, and influence 80% of all new car purchases.

I can see why the example you have chosen might be quite influential.

K

Lee Stewart 02-02-2018 02:37 PM

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Since the DeLorean was virtually a primary character, the filmmakers wanted to get the audio just right for the motion of the gull-wing doors. Oddly, the audio team didn’t like the sound of the actual doors opening and closing. They chose to use the humming sound of electric car windows.


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