Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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Any modern jet is capable of breaking the sound barrier.
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The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.
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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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The electric chair was invented by a dentist!
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A toaster uses almost half as much energy as a full-sized oven.
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UFO sightings have reduced by over 80% since the introduction of smartphones and public access to HD video.
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