Castor oil is used as a lubricant in jet planes.
-5
Attics were invented in Attica.
43
Energy is being wasted if a toaster is left plugged in after use.
21
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.
2
It takes six months to build a Rolls Royce...and 13 hours to build a Toyota.
93
Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
56
The IRS processes more than 2 billion pieces of paper each year.
28
