Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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The oil used by jewelers to lubricate clocks and watches costs about $3,000 a gallon.
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Windmills always turn anti-clockwise. Except for the windmills in Ireland!
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Originally, BMW was an airplane engine manufacturer.
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About 39,000 gallons of water are used to produce the average car!
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Google founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page have expressed their desire to see the search engine become artificial intelligence itself. To achieve that goal, they created the highly-protected “X lab.”
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Jumbo jets use 4,000 gallons of fuel to take off.
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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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