car, n.Trivia

Japan is the largest automobile producer in the world

New cars often play fake engine noise through their speakers for car enthusiasts since modern engines are so quiet.

In North Korea, only military and government officials can own motor vehicles.

The word "tire" comes from the term "attire," because a wheel with a tire is a 'dressed wheel'.

Blue whales have a heart the size of a small car.

Los Angeles has about 3x more automobiles than people.

Only about 18% of Americans know how to drive a stick shift.

Cars were first started with ignition keys in 1949

Horses caused so much poop in streets that automobiles were seen as the green alternative.

Cars weren’t invented in the United States, but in Europe, in 1886, by Karl Benz and Emile Levassor

From 1956 to 1958 Chrysler offered a record player in its new cars called the Highway Hi-Fi. But it was short lived because they had a tendency to break.