Castor oil is used as a lubricant in jet planes.
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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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Jumbo jets use 4,000 gallons of fuel to take off.
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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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First four countries to have television: England, the U.S., the U.S.S.R., and Brazil.
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Kissenger is a pig-shaped robotic device that lets you kiss someone over the internet.
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The IRS processes more than 2 billion pieces of paper each year.
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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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