Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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Windmills always turn anti-clockwise. Except for the windmills in Ireland!
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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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Originally, Nintendo was a playing card manufacturer.
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In the early 1960's, Porsche commercially manufactured farm tractors.
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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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An airplane mechanic invented Slinky while he was playing with engine parts and realized the possible secondary use for the springs.
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Energy is being wasted if a toaster is left plugged in after use.
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