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    Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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    Robo Fish
    Robo Fish
    A robotic fsh created by researchers at NYU-Poly was left to interact with normal fish. It was accepted by them and soon guided them as a leader.
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    In the early 1960's, Porsche commercially manufactured farm tractors.
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    More steel in the United States is used to make bottle caps than to manufacture automobile bodies.
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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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    Kleenex tissues were originally used as filters in gas masks.
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    The first alarm clock could only ring at 4 a.m.
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    Originally, BMW was an airplane engine manufacturer.
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