Castor oil is used as a lubricant in jet planes.
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Windmills always turn anti-clockwise. Except for the windmills in Ireland!
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Kleenex tissues were originally used as filters in gas masks.
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Mico headphones read your brainwaves and select music based on your state of mind.
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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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In 1998, Sony accidently sold 700,000 camcorders that had the technology to see through people's clothes.
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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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