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    Castor oil is used as a lubricant in jet planes.
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    More than a billion transistors are manufactured every second.
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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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    Contrary to popular belief, putting sugar in a car's gas tank will NOT ruin its engine.
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    Game Boy Inventor
    Game Boy Inventor
    The inventor of the Game Boy, Gunpei Yokoi, was originally Nintendo’s janitor and maintenance man.
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    Jumbo jets use 4,000 gallons of fuel to take off.
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    SnapChat
    SnapChat
    SnapChat was originally intended to be an app for sending nude pictures and was called 'Picaboo'.
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    There’s an internet-enabled jacket which gives you a “hug” every time a Facebook friend likes your status.
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