More steel in the United States is used to make bottle caps than to manufacture automobile bodies.
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The first alarm clock could only ring at 4 a.m.
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The oil used by jewelers to lubricate clocks and watches costs about $3,000 a gallon.
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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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Originally, BMW was an airplane engine manufacturer.
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The average car produces a pound of pollution every 25 miles!
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The first hard drive available for the Apple II had a capacity of only 5 megabytes.
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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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