Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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A toaster uses almost half as much energy as a full-sized oven.
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It takes six months to build a Rolls Royce...and 13 hours to build a Toyota.
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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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Car airbags kill 1 person for every 22 lives that they save.
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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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