Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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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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It takes six months to build a Rolls Royce...and 13 hours to build a Toyota.
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Windmills always turn anti-clockwise. Except for the windmills in Ireland!
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There’s an internet-enabled jacket which gives you a “hug” every time a Facebook friend likes your status.
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In the early 1960's, Porsche commercially manufactured farm tractors.
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Kleenex tissues were originally used as filters in gas masks.
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