Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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The first hard drive available for the Apple II had a capacity of only 5 megabytes.
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To have your picture taken by the very first camera you would have had to sit still for 8 hours!
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Kleenex tissues were originally used as filters in gas masks.
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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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Scientists in China have built a prototype high-speed maglev train that is theoretically capable of reaching speeds of up to 1,800 mph (2,900 km/h).
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Kissenger is a pig-shaped robotic device that lets you kiss someone over the internet.
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It would take twenty new mid-size cars to generate the same amount of pollution that a mid-size 1960's car did.
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