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    Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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    The oil used by jewelers to lubricate clocks and watches costs about $3,000 a gallon.
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    Thomas Alva Edison patented almost 1,300 inventions in his lifetime!
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    A toaster uses almost half as much energy as a full-sized oven.
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    It takes six months to build a Rolls Royce...and 13 hours to build a Toyota.
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    Castor oil is used as a lubricant in jet planes.
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