About 39,000 gallons of water are used to produce the average car!
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More steel in the United States is used to make bottle caps than to manufacture automobile bodies.
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The oil used by jewelers to lubricate clocks and watches costs about $3,000 a gallon.
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Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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An airplane mechanic invented Slinky while he was playing with engine parts and realized the possible secondary use for the springs.
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There’s an internet-enabled jacket which gives you a “hug” every time a Facebook friend likes your status.
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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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