Contrary to popular belief, putting sugar in a car's gas tank will NOT ruin its engine.
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Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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About 39,000 gallons of water are used to produce the average car!
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The life boat was patented in 1845!
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Students at MIT developed a wristband that can regulate your “thermal comfort”, which could possibly eliminate the need for central heating and cooling.
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Thomas Alva Edison patented almost 1,300 inventions in his lifetime!
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A fully loaded supertanker traveling at normal speed takes a least twenty minutes to stop.
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