Castor oil is used as a lubricant in jet planes.
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Originally, BMW was an airplane engine manufacturer.
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Thomas Alva Edison patented almost 1,300 inventions in his lifetime!
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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 first alarm clock could only ring at 4 a.m.
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Jumbo jets use 4,000 gallons of fuel to take off.
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