The oil used by jewelers to lubricate clocks and watches costs about $3,000 a gallon.
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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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About 39,000 gallons of water are used to produce the average car!
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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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Thomas Alva Edison patented almost 1,300 inventions in his lifetime!
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The blueprint for a floating city has just been approved by the largest port construction and design company in China. It's entirely self-sustainable, and extends underwater.
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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 than a billion transistors are manufactured every second.
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