The first hard drive available for the Apple II had a capacity of only 5 megabytes.
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Kleenex tissues were originally used as filters in gas masks.
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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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Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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The first alarm clock could only ring at 4 a.m.
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