Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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In the early 1960's, Porsche commercially manufactured farm tractors.
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Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis had an online multiplayer mode.
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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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Surgeons who grew up playing video games make 37 percent fewer mistakes.
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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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