Henry Ford produced the model T only in black because the black paint available at the time was the fastest to dry.
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Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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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 Citreon 2CV with an oil leak once travelled 500 miles through Italy after its gearbox was filled with bananas!
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Castor oil is used as a lubricant in jet planes.
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In 1998, Sony accidently sold 700,000 camcorders that had the technology to see through people's clothes.
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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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