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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A Citreon 2CV with an oil leak once travelled 500 miles through Italy after its gearbox was filled with bananas!
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Car airbags kill 1 person for every 22 lives that they save.
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Attics were invented in Attica.
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Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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Castor oil is used as a lubricant in jet planes.
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The ball on top of a flagpole is called a 'truck'.
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