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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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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About 39,000 gallons of water are used to produce the average car!
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The IRS processes more than 2 billion pieces of paper each year.
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Henry Ford produced the model T only in black because the black paint available at the time was the fastest to dry.
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