Technology is a fun topic that covers a wide range of interesting areas. And in these interesting areas there are thousands of fun facts that are worth knowing. We're trying to put some of these greatest technology facts in front of you. Here we share 20 most amazing interesting technology facts in the world. This is the fifth post of the series - most interesting tech facts in the world. If you like to read our older posts on exclusive tech facts then please click HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE.
01. A fully loaded supertanker takes at least twenty minutes to stop when traveling at normal speed.
02. 80% of all pictures on the internet are of naked women.
03. It took the World Wide Web only 4 years to reach 50 million users.
04. There are approximately 1,319,872,109 people on the Internet.
05. Porsche commercially manufactured farm tractors in the early 1960s.
06. The world's first computer, called the Z1, was invented by Konrad Zuse in 1936.
07. There are approximately 1.2 billion instant messaging accounts worldwide.
08. A toaster uses almost half as much energy as a full-sized oven.
09. An airplane mechanic invented Slinky while he was playing with engine parts.
10. The American Automobile Association was founded for the sole purpose of warning motorists of police speed traps!
11. A small airplane can fly backwards.
12. Kleenex tissues were originally used as filters in gas masks.
13. The first banner advertising was used in 1994.
14. A Citreon 2CV with an oil leak once traveled 500 miles through Italy after its gearbox was filled with bananas!
15. If a car is traveling at 55 miles per hour it will travel 56 feet before the driver can shift his foot from the accelerator to the brake.
16. It would take twenty five new mid-size cars to generate the same amount of pollution that a mid-size 1960's car did.
17. The oil used by jewelers to lubricate clocks and watches costs about $3,000 a gallon.
18. Up until 1973, Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions.
19. Castor oil is used as a lubricant in jet planes.
20. By the end of the year 2013, there will be more than 20 billion devices connected to the Internet.
