Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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Originally, BMW was an airplane engine manufacturer.
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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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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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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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Energy is being wasted if a toaster is left plugged in after use.
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More than a billion transistors are manufactured every second.
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