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    Castor oil is used as a lubricant in jet planes.
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    Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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    Hitachi's ATM that Sterilizes and Irons Bills
    In the mid-90s, Hitachi produced an ATM that sterilized bills by heating them to 200 degrees Celsius, then ironed them before dispensing.
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    Sony researchers have developed a refrigerator that only opens when you smile.
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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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    First four countries to have television: England, the U.S., the U.S.S.R., and Brazil.
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    More than a billion transistors are manufactured every second.
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