Castor oil is used as a lubricant in jet planes.
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Kleenex tissues were originally used as filters in gas masks.
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The ball on top of a flagpole is called a 'truck'.
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About 39,000 gallons of water are used to produce the average car!
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The first alarm clock could only ring at 4 a.m.
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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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Windmills always turn anti-clockwise. Except for the windmills in Ireland!
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