The oil used by jewelers to lubricate clocks and watches costs about $3,000 a gallon.
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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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The normal static electricty shock that zaps your finger when you touch a doorknob is usually between 10,000 and 30,000 volts!
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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 life boat was patented in 1845!
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Jumbo jets use 4,000 gallons of fuel to take off.
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There are only 14 blimps in the world.
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In 1998, Sony accidently sold 700,000 camcorders that had the technology to see through people's clothes.
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