The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.
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The United States produces enough plastic film annually to cover the entire state of Texas.
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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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The oil used by jewelers to lubricate clocks and watches costs about $3,000 a gallon.
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Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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A fully loaded supertanker traveling at normal speed takes a least twenty minutes to stop.
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The Google driverless car has only encountered two accidents. The first it was rear ended at a stop sign, and the second was when a human was behind the wheel.
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