The United States produces enough plastic film annually to cover the entire state of Texas.
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Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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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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Contrary to popular belief, putting sugar in a car's gas tank will NOT ruin its engine.
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Windmills always turn anti-clockwise. Except for the windmills in Ireland!
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The ball on top of a flagpole is called a 'truck'.
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In 1998, Sony accidently sold 700,000 camcorders that had the technology to see through people's clothes.
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The oil used by jewelers to lubricate clocks and watches costs about $3,000 a gallon.
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