Keeping your car tuned up is a good way to save on gas. A car that is tuned up is 9% more efficient on gas.

The first automobile race ever seen in the United States was held in Chicago in 1895. The track ran from Chicago to Evanston, Illinois. The winner was J. Frank Duryea, whose average speed was 71/2 miles per hour.

Ted Turner owns 5% of New Mexico.

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