Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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Mico headphones read your brainwaves and select music based on your state of mind.
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There's a phone app called RoboRoach that allows you to remotely control a cockroach through a chip that you to manually implant into the unwitting critter.
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It would take twenty new mid-size cars to generate the same amount of pollution that a mid-size 1960's car did.
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The normal static electricty shock that zaps your finger when you touch a doorknob is usually between 10,000 and 30,000 volts!
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The ball on top of a flagpole is called a 'truck'.
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UFO sightings have reduced by over 80% since the introduction of smartphones and public access to HD video.
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Castor oil is used as a lubricant in jet planes.
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