Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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The American Automobile Association was founded for the sole purpose of warning motorists of police speed traps!
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Scientists in the UK are creating a smartphone app that will enable users to test for STDs.
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A small airplane can fly backwards.
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Henry Ford produced the model T only in black because the black paint available at the time was the fastest to dry.
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There are only 14 blimps in the world.
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Thomas Alva Edison patented almost 1,300 inventions in his lifetime!
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The first alarm clock could only ring at 4 a.m.
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