Henry Ford produced the model T only in black because the black paint available at the time was the fastest to dry.
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The oil used by jewelers to lubricate clocks and watches costs about $3,000 a gallon.
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The average car produces a pound of pollution every 25 miles!
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Any modern jet is capable of breaking the sound barrier.
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Castor oil is used as a lubricant in jet planes.
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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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The Queen Mary - the grandest vessel of her day - had many of her vital components made by car manufacturer Skoda!
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