The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.
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Windmills always turn anti-clockwise. Except for the windmills in Ireland!
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It takes six months to build a Rolls Royce...and 13 hours to build a Toyota.
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Jumbo jets use 4,000 gallons of fuel to take off.
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The first hard drive available for the Apple II had a capacity of only 5 megabytes.
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The oil used by jewelers to lubricate clocks and watches costs about $3,000 a gallon.
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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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