Castor oil is used as a lubricant in jet planes.
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Scientists in China have built a prototype high-speed maglev train that is theoretically capable of reaching speeds of up to 1,800 mph (2,900 km/h).
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Kleenex tissues were originally used as filters in gas masks.
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The first alarm clock could only ring at 4 a.m.
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Technically speaking, crystal glass is actually a Liquid that flows very slowly.
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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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Car airbags kill 1 person for every 22 lives that they save.
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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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