Oil Facts

A large sperm whale can contain up to 7 tons of oil, making them the most valuable targets during the whaling era.

One gallon of used motor oil can ruin approximately one million gallons of fresh water!

Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.

Oil tycoon, John D. Rockefeller, was the world's first billionaire.

Producing just one liter of corn oil requires approximately 75 pounds of corn.

Canola oil is actually rapeseed oil but the name was changed for marketing reasons!

Cashew nut shells contain oil that is extremely irritating to human skin.

A Citroën 2CV crossing the Atacama desert in Chile lost all its engine oil in 1959. The crew filled the crankcase with mashed bananas and drove 300 kilometers to safety.

The Shell Oil Company began as a novelty shop in London that sold sea shells.