Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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If a car is travelling at 55 miles per hour it will travel 56 feet before the driver can shift his foot from the accelerator to the brake.
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There’s an internet-enabled jacket which gives you a “hug” every time a Facebook friend likes your status.
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Car airbags kill 1 person for every 22 lives that they save.
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There's an "anti-smartphone" called John's Phone which can only make and receive calls.
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The oil used by jewelers to lubricate clocks and watches costs about $3,000 a gallon.
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The normal static electricty shock that zaps your finger when you touch a doorknob is usually between 10,000 and 30,000 volts!
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Google founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page have expressed their desire to see the search engine become artificial intelligence itself. To achieve that goal, they created the highly-protected “X lab.”
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