Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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More than a billion transistors are manufactured every second.
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Google founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page have expressed their desire to see the search engine become artificial intelligence itself. To achieve that goal, they created the highly-protected “X lab.”
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Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis had an online multiplayer mode.
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The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.
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The United States produces enough plastic film annually to cover the entire state of Texas.
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To have your picture taken by the very first camera you would have had to sit still for 8 hours!
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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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