Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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A Citreon 2CV with an oil leak once travelled 500 miles through Italy after its gearbox was filled with bananas!
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There are only 14 blimps in the world.
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More than a billion transistors are manufactured every second.
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All GPS units sold in the civilian market have to be programmed to deactivate themselves if they detect they are travelling faster than 1200 MPH or are above 60,000 feet in altitude to prevent them being used in intercontinental ballistic missiles.
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Kleenex tissues were originally used as filters in gas masks.
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Mico headphones read your brainwaves and select music based on your state of mind.
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Contrary to popular belief, putting sugar in a car's gas tank will NOT ruin its engine.
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