More than a billion transistors are manufactured every second.
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Any modern jet is capable of breaking the sound barrier.
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The first alarm clock could only ring at 4 a.m.
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Castor oil is used as a lubricant in jet planes.
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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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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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Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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