Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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Contrary to popular belief, putting sugar in a car's gas tank will NOT ruin its engine.
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Kleenex tissues were originally used as filters in gas masks.
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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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The United States produces enough plastic film annually to cover the entire state of Texas.
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In the early 1960's, Porsche commercially manufactured farm tractors.
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Students at MIT developed a wristband that can regulate your “thermal comfort”, which could possibly eliminate the need for central heating and cooling.
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