20 Surprising Facts That May Change Your Mind About Evil Dictators

5. Muammar Gaddafi Designed A Car To Protect Libyans

Former Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi may have been deposed by revolutionaries and the Western Powers for his radical politics and the brutal repression of his own citizens, yet the Colonel had a lesser-known creative side too. Gaddafi designed the Libyan car the Saroukh El-Jamahiriya - or "The Libyan Rocket" - in order to reduce the increasing number of road deaths in his country. Supposedly the five-door, space-rocket-shaped vehicle was completely safe and road worthy. Colonel Gaddafi really was a benevolent protector of the Libyan people after all...