7 Amazing Fun Facts About Transportation You Never Knew!

1. Undersea Roundabout Rave

Who needs traffic lights under the sea when you can jam to a roundabout rave: The Eysturoyartunnilin in the Faroe Islands boasts the world's first undersea roundabout, featuring a Tróndur Patursson sculpture with color-changing lights and specially composed music, all while you navigate 6.8 miles of submerged tunnel sitting 613.5 feet below the seabed.
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2. Hypersonic Rocket-Powered Speed Record

Buckle up, space cowboy, and hold onto your moon boots: The North American X-15A-2 hypersonic rocket-powered aircraft zoomed into the record books on October 3, 1967, with pilot William J. Knight at the helm, reaching an astronomical Mach 6.70 speed - which translates to a jaw-dropping 4,520 mph (7,270 km/h) - making it the fastest crewed winged spaceplane flight in the atmosphere under a powered manned flight.
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3. Global Left vs. Right Traffic Battle

In the game of global "left versus right," it's not a political battle but rather a vehicular one, where 30% of countries enter the arena with a left-handed salute: Surprisingly, countries follow either left-hand traffic (LHT) or right-hand traffic (RHT) guidelines, with former British colonies like India and Australia being part of the LHT set. The US has been sticking to the right since colonial times, owing to the fact that most wagon drivers were right-handed.
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4. Magical Patagonian Fairy Tale Train

Once upon a chugga-chugga choo choo in the magical land of Patagonia, the Little Engine That Could takes passengers on a whimsical adventure, meandering through enchanting landscapes only ever seen in fairytales: Behold, La Trochita, aka the Old Patagonian Express, a 750 mm narrow gauge railway, steaming gallantly between Esquel and El Maitén in Chubut Province and Ingeniero Jacobacci in Río Negro Province, Argentina – redefining leisurely pace as it graciously invites you to appreciate the breathtaking panoramas gracing the wild Patagonian wilderness.
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5. Behemoth Family Road Trip Bus

When you're trying to cram your entire extended family into a bus for the world's most epic road trip, look no further than this behemoth on wheels: The AutoTram Extra Grand, a bi-articulated passenger bus created by Göppel, Fraunhofer IVI, and MAN, can hold a whopping 256 people and stretches over 30 meters (100 feet) in length, making it one of the largest passenger buses around as of 2022 – though sadly, it's still awaiting its commercial shining moment.
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6. Epic 62-Mile Traffic Jam in China

Talk about being stuck between a rock and a hard place: In August 2010, a 12-day-long traffic jam on China National Highway 110 stretched over 62 miles, with drivers inching forward a mere 0.6 miles per day, as cars and heavy trucks carrying road construction supplies ironically caused the historic gridlock, giving opportunistic vendors the chance to sell food, water, and cigarettes at inflated prices.
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7. Bewildering Bermuda Triangle of Roundabouts

Navigating the bewildering Bermuda Triangle of roundabouts: the Magic Roundabout in Swindon, England, is a perplexing contraption of five mini-roundabouts, enabling drivers to choose their own adventure while reducing the likelihood of collisions by up to 75% when compared to traditional four-way intersections.
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