The oil used by jewelers to lubricate clocks and watches costs about $3,000 a gallon.
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Thomas Alva Edison patented almost 1,300 inventions in his lifetime!
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The United States produces enough plastic film annually to cover the entire state of Texas.
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A Citreon 2CV with an oil leak once travelled 500 miles through Italy after its gearbox was filled with bananas!
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The electric chair was invented by a dentist!
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The normal static electricty shock that zaps your finger when you touch a doorknob is usually between 10,000 and 30,000 volts!
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The ball on top of a flagpole is called a 'truck'.
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More than a billion transistors are manufactured every second.
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