{"id":419,"date":"2015-12-03T07:56:49","date_gmt":"2015-12-03T07:56:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.carro.sg\/?p=419"},"modified":"2025-11-05T17:24:00","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T09:24:00","slug":"fun-car-facts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carro.co\/sg\/blog\/fun-car-facts\/","title":{"rendered":"8 Cool &#038; Fun Facts About Cars"},"content":{"rendered":"<span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;- Having a quiz night and not sure what topics to test your friends and family on? Seems like we\u2019ve got a list of interesting car facts for you to know and them to find out!\\n\\n- Remove the internal link in this sentence as it is broken: Having a quiz night and not sure what topics to test your friends and family on?\\n\\n- The first car accident happened occurred in 1891, in Ohio. It\u2019s been said that when the accident occurred, there were only two cars on the road and the drivers managed to crash them together. Brilliant! Or weird?\\n\\n- The average car has 30,000 parts. We would love to have a look at how cars are made in factories as it must be interesting!\\n\\n- Fact listings should be in H3 headers.\\n\\n- Suggest to add a short conclusion: We have gathered 8 fun and weird car facts for you. Now, you can challenge your friends and family with this new piece of knowledge you have gained.\\n&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:5057,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;9&quot;:0,&quot;10&quot;:1,&quot;11&quot;:4,&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Roboto,Arial&quot;}\">Having a quiz night and not sure what topics to test your friends and family on? Seems like we\u2019ve got a list of interesting car facts for you to know and them to find out!<\/span>\r\n<h2>Check these fun car facts out!<\/h2>\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li><strong>There are one billion cars currently in use on earth<\/strong>. That's a LOT of vehicles around!<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n2.<strong> The \"new car smell\" is composed of over 50 volatile organic compounds.<\/strong> Now we know it isn't toxic, phew!\r\n\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9597 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/carro.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/3-rolls-royce-cars-in-advertisement-1.jpg\" alt=\"3 rolls royce cars in advertisement\" width=\"800\" height=\"300\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carro.co\/sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/3-rolls-royce-cars-in-advertisement-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/carro.co\/sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/3-rolls-royce-cars-in-advertisement-1-300x113.jpg 300w, https:\/\/carro.co\/sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/3-rolls-royce-cars-in-advertisement-1-768x288.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carro.co\/sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/3-rolls-royce-cars-in-advertisement-1-696x261.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\r\n\r\n3.<strong> 75% of cars that Rolls-Royce has ever produced are still on the road today.<\/strong> Old if gold, wouldn't you say?\r\n\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9598\" src=\"https:\/\/carro.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/first-car-accident-in-history-in-ohio.jpg\" alt=\"first car accident in history in ohio\" width=\"640\" height=\"430\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carro.co\/sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/first-car-accident-in-history-in-ohio.jpg 640w, https:\/\/carro.co\/sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/first-car-accident-in-history-in-ohio-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/carro.co\/sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/first-car-accident-in-history-in-ohio-625x420.jpg 625w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\r\n\r\n<strong>4. The first car accident occurred in 1891<\/strong>, in Ohio. It\u2019s been said that when the accident occurred, there were only two cars on the road and the drivers managed to crash them together. Brilliant! Or weird?\r\n\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9599\" src=\"https:\/\/carro.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/dirty-car-rear-windshield-full-of-dust.jpg\" alt=\"dirty car rear windshield full of dust\" width=\"610\" height=\"360\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carro.co\/sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/dirty-car-rear-windshield-full-of-dust.jpg 610w, https:\/\/carro.co\/sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/dirty-car-rear-windshield-full-of-dust-300x177.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/>\r\n\r\n5.<strong> It is a criminal offence to drive around in a dirty car in Russia.<\/strong> If your car was as dirty as the one above, it definitely is an offence!\r\n\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" style=\"width: 500px;\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/rqMnYAGvJfqeY\/giphy.gif\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">\r\n\r\n6. <strong><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;- Having a quiz night and not sure what topics to test your friends and family on? Seems like we\u2019ve got a list of interesting car facts for you to know and them to find out!\\n\\n- Remove the internal link in this sentence as it is broken: Having a quiz night and not sure what topics to test your friends and family on?\\n\\n- The first car accident happened occurred in 1891, in Ohio. It\u2019s been said that when the accident occurred, there were only two cars on the road and the drivers managed to crash them together. Brilliant! Or weird?\\n\\n- The average car has 30,000 parts. We would love to have a look at how cars are made in factories as it must be interesting!\\n\\n- Fact listings should be in H3 headers.\\n\\n- Suggest to add a short conclusion: We have gathered 8 fun and weird car facts for you. Now, you can challenge your friends and family with this new piece of knowledge you have gained.\\n&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:5057,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;9&quot;:0,&quot;10&quot;:1,&quot;11&quot;:4,&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Roboto,Arial&quot;}\">The average car has 30,000 parts. <\/span><\/strong>We would love to have a look at how cars are made in factories as it must be interesting!<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/www.avonwood.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Parked-Cars.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1697\" height=\"1131\" title=\"\">\r\n\r\n7.<strong> 95% of a car's lifetime is spent parked.<\/strong> Wow, even we didn't notice that!\r\n\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9600\" src=\"https:\/\/carro.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/two-horses-with-buggy.jpg\" alt=\"two horses with buggy\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carro.co\/sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/two-horses-with-buggy.jpg 630w, https:\/\/carro.co\/sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/two-horses-with-buggy-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/>\r\n\r\n8.<strong> In the early 20th century, cars were seen as the 'green' alternative of transport because horses were causing so much pollution with their poop.<\/strong> There must be a ton of fertiliser around!\r\n\r\n<span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;- Having a quiz night and not sure what topics to test your friends and family on? Seems like we\u2019ve got a list of interesting car facts for you to know and them to find out!\\n\\n- Remove the internal link in this sentence as it is broken: Having a quiz night and not sure what topics to test your friends and family on?\\n\\n- The first car accident happened occurred in 1891, in Ohio. It\u2019s been said that when the accident occurred, there were only two cars on the road and the drivers managed to crash them together. Brilliant! Or weird?\\n\\n- The average car has 30,000 parts. We would love to have a look at how cars are made in factories as it must be interesting!\\n\\n- Fact listings should be in H3 headers.\\n\\n- Suggest to add a short conclusion: We have gathered 8 fun and weird car facts for you. Now, you can challenge your friends and family with this new piece of knowledge you have gained.\\n&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:5057,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;9&quot;:0,&quot;10&quot;:1,&quot;11&quot;:4,&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Roboto,Arial&quot;}\">We have gathered 8 fun and weird car facts for you. Now, you can challenge your friends and family with this new piece of knowledge you have gained.\r\n<\/span>\r\n<pre>People also liked:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/carro.sg\/blog\/disinfect-your-car\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A COMPLETE GUIDE TO DISINFECT YOUR CAR<\/a>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/carro.sg\/blog\/10-things-we-love-about-car-subscription\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">10 THINGS WE LOVE ABOUT CAR SUBSCRIPTION<\/a>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/carro.sg\/blog\/covid-19-circuit-breaker-information-car-owners\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">COVID-19 CIRCUIT BREAKER: IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR CAR OWNERS<\/a>\r\n\r\n<\/pre>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Having a quiz night and not sure what topics to test your friends and family on? Seems like we\u2019ve got a list of interesting car facts for you to know and them to find out! Check these fun car facts out! There are one billion cars currently in use on earth. That&#8217;s a LOT of &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9601,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[725],"tags":[59,223,62,70],"class_list":["post-419","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle-car-tips","tag-car","tag-fun-facts","tag-singapore","tag-used-car"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carro.co\/sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/419","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carro.co\/sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carro.co\/sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carro.co\/sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carro.co\/sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=419"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/carro.co\/sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/419\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16466,"href":"https:\/\/carro.co\/sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/419\/revisions\/16466"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carro.co\/sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9601"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carro.co\/sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=419"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carro.co\/sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=419"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carro.co\/sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=419"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}