Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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To have your picture taken by the very first camera you would have had to sit still for 8 hours!
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The American Automobile Association was founded for the sole purpose of warning motorists of police speed traps!
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More than a billion transistors are manufactured every second.
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The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.
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All GPS units sold in the civilian market have to be programmed to deactivate themselves if they detect they are travelling faster than 1200 MPH or are above 60,000 feet in altitude to prevent them being used in intercontinental ballistic missiles.
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