Castor oil is used as a lubricant in jet planes.
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Jumbo jets use 4,000 gallons of fuel to take off.
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UFO sightings have reduced by over 80% since the introduction of smartphones and public access to HD video.
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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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Windmills always turn anti-clockwise. Except for the windmills in Ireland!
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A car operates at maximum economy, gas-wise, at speeds between 25 and 35 miles per hour.
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The Queen Mary - the grandest vessel of her day - had many of her vital components made by car manufacturer Skoda!
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Thomas Alva Edison patented almost 1,300 inventions in his lifetime!
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