Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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In the early 1960's, Porsche commercially manufactured farm tractors.
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More than a billion transistors are manufactured every second.
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The IRS processes more than 2 billion pieces of paper each year.
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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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First four countries to have television: England, the U.S., the U.S.S.R., and Brazil.
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The life boat was patented in 1845!
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The American Automobile Association was founded for the sole purpose of warning motorists of police speed traps!
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