Originally, Nintendo was a playing card manufacturer.
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Car airbags kill 1 person for every 22 lives that they save.
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Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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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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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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The oil used by jewelers to lubricate clocks and watches costs about $3,000 a gallon.
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