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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In 1998, Sony accidently sold 700,000 camcorders that had the technology to see through people's clothes.
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The ball on top of a flagpole is called a 'truck'.
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If a car is travelling at 55 miles per hour it will travel 56 feet before the driver can shift his foot from the accelerator to the brake.
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Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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The United States produces enough plastic film annually to cover the entire state of Texas.
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The oil used by jewelers to lubricate clocks and watches costs about $3,000 a gallon.
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In the early 1960's, Porsche commercially manufactured farm tractors.
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