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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Car airbags kill 1 person for every 22 lives that they save.
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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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The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.
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Jumbo jets use 4,000 gallons of fuel to take off.
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It would take twenty new mid-size cars to generate the same amount of pollution that a mid-size 1960's car did.
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