Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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Jumbo jets use 4,000 gallons of fuel to take off.
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Castor oil is used as a lubricant in jet planes.
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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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Future biotechnology could be used to trick a prisoner's mind into thinking they have served a 1,000 year sentence in only eight hours, a group of scientists have claimed.
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Any modern jet is capable of breaking the sound barrier.
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