Castor oil is used as a lubricant in jet planes.
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Scientists in the UK are creating a smartphone app that will enable users to test for STDs.
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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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A Citreon 2CV with an oil leak once travelled 500 miles through Italy after its gearbox was filled with bananas!
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More steel in the United States is used to make bottle caps than to manufacture automobile bodies.
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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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Jumbo jets use 4,000 gallons of fuel to take off.
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