Kleenex tissues were originally used as filters in gas masks.
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Sony researchers have developed a refrigerator that only opens when you smile.
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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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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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The average car produces a pound of pollution every 25 miles!
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Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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It takes six months to build a Rolls Royce...and 13 hours to build a Toyota.
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