www.popularmechanics.co.za | Fact of the Month http://www.popularmechanics.co.za/page/fact-of-the-month Mon, 21 May 2012 16:17:35 +0200 FeedCreator 1.7.3 What killer fact didn’t you know about matches? http://www.popularmechanics.co.za/article/killer-fact-about-matches-2011-07-28 Popular Mechanics Fact of the Month Thu, 28 Jul 2011 13:23:00 +0200 232860 1311852832 1311852180 Popular Mechanics 0 0 http://preditor.ramsaymedia.co.za/assets/articles/images/resized/0000103257_resized_burningmatch.jpg 480 320 It's been 135 missions – but now Nasa's space shuttle will blast off for the last time on 8 ... http://www.popularmechanics.co.za/article/Nasas-space-shuttle-is-retiring-relive-its-history-in-numbers-2011-06-30 Popular Mechanics Fact of the Month Thu, 30 Jun 2011 11:47:00 +0200 232130 1309427709 1309427220 Popular Mechanics 0 0 http://preditor.ramsaymedia.co.za/assets/articles/images/resized/0000102165_resized_spaceshuttleprogramme.jpg 480 320 What was unique about the car that took pole at the 1952 Indy 500 race? http://www.popularmechanics.co.za/article/Cummins-Diesel-Special-took-pole-at-the-1952-Indy-500-race Popular Mechanics Fact of the Month Mon, 30 May 2011 16:17:00 +0200 231546 1311681696 1306765020 Popular Mechanics 0 0 http://preditor.ramsaymedia.co.za/assets/articles/images/resized/0000103159_resized_cumminsdieselspecial.jpg 480 320 On 12 April 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first human to orbit Earth. ... http://www.popularmechanics.co.za/article/how-gagarins-landing-of-vostok-1-differs-from-those-we-are-familiar-with-today-2011-04-20 Popular Mechanics Fact of the Month Wed, 20 Apr 2011 11:32:00 +0200 230442 1303292485 1303291920 Popular Mechanics 0 0 http://preditor.ramsaymedia.co.za/assets/articles/images/resized/98581_resized_thehuntsvilletimesyurigagarinfirstmaninspace.jpg 480 320 Do you know what the fastest-accelerating ground vehicle is? http://www.popularmechanics.co.za/article/the-fastest-accelerating-ground-vehicle-2011-02-24 Popular Mechanics Fact of the Month Thu, 24 Feb 2011 09:52:00 +0200 228003 1298535430 1298533920 Popular Mechanics 0 0 http://preditor.ramsaymedia.co.za/assets/articles/images/resized/95954_resized_topfueldragster.jpg 480 320 In the Feb ’11 issue of PM, we feature an article on battle tank ballet. ... http://www.popularmechanics.co.za/article/in-the-feb-11-issue-of-pm-we-feature-an-article-on-battle-tank-ballet-do-you-know-the-origin-of-the-word-tank-2011-01-27 Popular Mechanics Fact of the Month Thu, 27 Jan 2011 12:29:00 +0200 227394 1296124539 1296124140 Popular Mechanics 0 0 http://preditor.ramsaymedia.co.za/assets/articles/images/resized/94201_resized_theoriginofthetank.jpg 480 336 How did the Beluga Whale get its name? http://www.popularmechanics.co.za/article/how-did-the-beluga-whale-get-its-name-2010-11-25 Popular Mechanics Fact of the Month Thu, 25 Nov 2010 10:22:00 +0200 225248 1298535469 1290673320 Popular Mechanics 0 0 http://preditor.ramsaymedia.co.za/assets/articles/images/resized/89579_resized_belugawhale480x416.jpg 480 416 01-Sep-09 http://www.popularmechanics.co.za/article/01-sep-09-2010-03-02 Popular Mechanics Fact of the Month Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0200 216866 0 1267480800 Popular Mechanics 0 0 11-Dec-09 http://www.popularmechanics.co.za/article/11-dec-09-2010-03-02 Popular Mechanics Fact of the Month Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0200 216888 0 1267480800 Popular Mechanics 0 0 15-Jan-10 http://www.popularmechanics.co.za/article/15-jan-10-2010-03-02 Popular Mechanics Fact of the Month Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0200 216889 0 1267480800 Popular Mechanics 0 0