An airplane mechanic invented Slinky while he was playing with engine parts and realized the possible secondary use for the springs.
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Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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It takes six months to build a Rolls Royce...and 13 hours to build a Toyota.
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Windmills always turn anti-clockwise. Except for the windmills in Ireland!
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There’s an internet-enabled jacket which gives you a “hug” every time a Facebook friend likes your status.
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More steel in the United States is used to make bottle caps than to manufacture automobile bodies.
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The life boat was patented in 1845!
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Kissenger is a pig-shaped robotic device that lets you kiss someone over the internet.
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