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The world makes far more bicycles than cars

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Despite car companies dominating every ad break known to man, humanity is quietly churning out over a hundred million bicycles a year. This easily eclipses the global production of cars, proving that no matter how much tech we jam into an EV, the timeless appeal of not paying for gas always wins.

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