Castor oil is used as a lubricant in jet planes.
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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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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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There's a phone app called RoboRoach that allows you to remotely control a cockroach through a chip that you to manually implant into the unwitting critter.
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Students at MIT developed a wristband that can regulate your “thermal comfort”, which could possibly eliminate the need for central heating and cooling.
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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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