If a car is travelling at 55 miles per hour it will travel 56 feet before the driver can shift his foot from the accelerator to the brake.
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Castor oil is used as a lubricant in jet planes.
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Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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The life boat was patented in 1845!
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Sony researchers have developed a refrigerator that only opens when you smile.
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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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Car airbags kill 1 person for every 22 lives that they save.
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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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