Home / Trivia / Transport & Machines
At the 1900 Paris World's Fair, Rudolf Diesel's engine ran on what unusual fuel?
Confirmed
Peanut oil
Diesel was interested in engines that could run on vegetable oils.
How long was the first powered flight, by the Wright brothers in 1903?What color is an airplane's 'black box'?Why is the left side of a ship called 'port'?Who built the first gasoline-powered automobile, in 1885 to 1886?By how much did Ford's moving assembly line cut Model T chassis assembly time?What powered the world's first underground railway, opened in London in 1863?