Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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Jumbo jets use 4,000 gallons of fuel to take off.
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A fully loaded supertanker traveling at normal speed takes a least twenty minutes to stop.
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In 1998, Sony accidently sold 700,000 camcorders that had the technology to see through people's clothes.
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Car airbags kill 1 person for every 22 lives that they save.
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The electric chair was invented by a dentist!
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The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.
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To have your picture taken by the very first camera you would have had to sit still for 8 hours!
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