Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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More steel in the United States is used to make bottle caps than to manufacture automobile bodies.
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A car operates at maximum economy, gas-wise, at speeds between 25 and 35 miles per hour.
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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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Castor oil is used as a lubricant in jet planes.
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The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.
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The ball on top of a flagpole is called a 'truck'.
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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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