Castor oil is used as a lubricant in jet planes.
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Originally, BMW was an airplane engine manufacturer.
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Any modern jet is capable of breaking the sound barrier.
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In the early 1960's, Porsche commercially manufactured farm tractors.
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First four countries to have television: England, the U.S., the U.S.S.R., and Brazil.
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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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Scientists in China have built a prototype high-speed maglev train that is theoretically capable of reaching speeds of up to 1,800 mph (2,900 km/h).
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UFO sightings have reduced by over 80% since the introduction of smartphones and public access to HD video.
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