Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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The Queen Mary - the grandest vessel of her day - had many of her vital components made by car manufacturer Skoda!
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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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Surgeons who grew up playing video games make 37 percent fewer mistakes.
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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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The American Automobile Association was founded for the sole purpose of warning motorists of police speed traps!
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A fully loaded supertanker traveling at normal speed takes a least twenty minutes to stop.
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Any modern jet is capable of breaking the sound barrier.
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