Discovery Drive
10 Crazy Car Facts
By Akweli Parker
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If you've been truly bitten by the "car bug," you know it's impossible to cram under your bonnet too much horsepower history or motoring minutiae with which to amaze and astound your friends.
After all, nothing says "gearhead guru" more convincingly than being able to rattle off that an airbag deploys from its steering wheel or dash panel berth at a typical 200 to 300 miles per hour (322 to 483 kilometers per hour). Nothing, that is, except maybe correcting some know-it-all that the first competitive car race took place on July 22, 1894, winding between the cities of Paris and Rouen, France.
Since you never know when you might appear on an episode of Jeopardy with "automotive trivia" as a category, follow along as we reveal over the next several pages these 10 crazy car facts (in addition to the two we just gave you).
Naturally, some of the most fascinating facts concerning cars revolve around bragging rights to which one is the fastest. We'll give you the answer you're looking for on the next page.
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