12 Facts about cars you probably didn't know

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The man who invented cruise control was blind His name was Ralph Teetor, and he was inspired to invent cruise control by his lawyer, who was apparently a very poor driver.

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A modern Formula 1 car can drive upside down in a tunnel at 120mph

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The highest total mileage clocked by a single car is  3 million miles.  That is equivalent of driving around the world 125 times

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“New car smell” is composed of 50 volatile organic compounds (VOC). Prolonged exposure to VOCs can result in serious health effects

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In a traffic jam, a vehicle consumes almost 20% more fuel

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Windshield Wipers Were Invented in 1905 By A Woman Named Mary Anderson

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The car steering wheel was invented in 1896, prior to this drivers used a level to steer the car

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Best-Selling Car Of All Time Is The Toyota Corolla

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95% Of A Car's Lifetime Is Spent Parked

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There are about 1.446 billion cars, that is owned by 17.7% of global population

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Bengaluru tops the chart of India's most traffic-congested cities.

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The average car contains over 30,000 unique parts