Some people call them supercars. They're the fastest production cars on the planet, engineered as much for speed as they are for comfort or sporty appearance. Sure, you can buy these cars, but only if you have the bankability of a Bill Gates and the need for speed of a fighter jet pilot. They tend to be manufactured in small numbers -- a dozen here, a couple hundred there -- and you won't necessarily find them in an auto showroom near you either.

The term Renaissance man is used to describe a person who seems to know, and know how to do, nearly everything. He or she is skilled in multiple disciplines, and, being well-ed­ucated, has a broad knowledge of all sorts of subjects. When someone refers t­o another as a Renaissance man, you know that person really has his or her stuff together and would most likely be a great addition to your trivia team. A polymath is another word used to describe such a person; the word comes from Greek, meaning "having learned much."

Nearly a quarter of the world drives on the left. But why? There’s a quite reasonable explanation for that.

In 1897, Austrian businessman Emil Jellinek, traveled from his home in Nice, France to purchase a car from the Daimler factory in Cannstatt, Germany. On his return to the French Riviera, his sporting Daimler Phoenix caused such a sensation that he decided to enter it into a local touring competition, under the name of “Mercedes” after his favorite 9 year old daughter. Realizing the business potential for the new car, he not only placed an order for 36 more, but also secured the franchise for selling them in several countries. Gottlieb Daimler also agreed to having them sold under the name of “Mercedes.”

Traffic lights were used before the advent of the motorcar. In 1868, British railroad signal engineer J P Knight invented the first traffic light, a lantern with red and green signals. It was installed at the intersection of George and Bridge Streets in front of the the British House of Commons to control the flow of horse buggies and pedestrians.

There are about a billion bicycles in the world, twice as many as motorcars. Almost 400 million bicycles are in China. Every year some 50 million bicycles – and 20 million cars – are produced.

Here is the creativity of a Russian citizen who was inspired to create a car that mimics the most luxurious style of the Hummer off-road car, as we know the Hummer is a class of its own in the car segment’s most powerful off-road jeep with exorbitant prices, sometimes also used on the battlefield (military version).

A British man has a BMW tombstone to mark his grave.

Solar race cars help develop technology design skills for university students and promote efficient and practical use of alternative energy. These race cars demonstrate that solar power is a durable and cheap energy source for the modern automobile.

We all like our cars to be unique and we consider them almost like an extension of ourselves, in Russia this goes a little bit further as you can see from the examples below.

The car is one of the most recognizeable inventions of the modern era. Without cars there would be no suburbs, car trips, endless drop-offs and pick-ups most parents are all to familiar with. Here are some fun facts about cars and their colorful past.

The cars used in F1 championships are quite different from usual cars. Just go through these interesting facts on these cars and you will know how different both the versions are.

While there might be more statistically treacherous sports, auto racing, particularly the less mainstream brands of rallying and motocross, still remains the most prominent—and often deadly—daredevil sport in the world.