Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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The American Automobile Association was founded for the sole purpose of warning motorists of police speed traps!
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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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To have your picture taken by the very first camera you would have had to sit still for 8 hours!
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If a car is travelling at 55 miles per hour it will travel 56 feet before the driver can shift his foot from the accelerator to the brake.
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Car airbags kill 1 person for every 22 lives that they save.
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The ball on top of a flagpole is called a 'truck'.
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