Kleenex tissues were originally used as filters in gas masks.
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Windmills always turn anti-clockwise. Except for the windmills in Ireland!
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A fully loaded supertanker traveling at normal speed takes a least twenty minutes to stop.
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Originally, BMW was an airplane engine manufacturer.
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The oil used by jewelers to lubricate clocks and watches costs about $3,000 a gallon.
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Future biotechnology could be used to trick a prisoner's mind into thinking they have served a 1,000 year sentence in only eight hours, a group of scientists have claimed.
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Contrary to popular belief, putting sugar in a car's gas tank will NOT ruin its engine.
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A toaster uses almost half as much energy as a full-sized oven.
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