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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A Citreon 2CV with an oil leak once travelled 500 miles through Italy after its gearbox was filled with bananas!
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Kleenex tissues were originally used as filters in gas masks.
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The oil used by jewelers to lubricate clocks and watches costs about $3,000 a gallon.
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The life boat was patented in 1845!
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Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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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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