Kleenex tissues were originally used as filters in gas masks.
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First four countries to have television: England, the U.S., the U.S.S.R., and Brazil.
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Windmills always turn anti-clockwise. Except for the windmills in Ireland!
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The oil used by jewelers to lubricate clocks and watches costs about $3,000 a gallon.
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Car airbags kill 1 person for every 22 lives that they save.
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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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Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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