Castor oil is used as a lubricant in jet planes.
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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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Originally, Nintendo was a playing card manufacturer.
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The normal static electricty shock that zaps your finger when you touch a doorknob is usually between 10,000 and 30,000 volts!
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There's a phone app called RoboRoach that allows you to remotely control a cockroach through a chip that you to manually implant into the unwitting critter.
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A toaster uses almost half as much energy as a full-sized oven.
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Thomas Alva Edison patented almost 1,300 inventions in his lifetime!
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Car airbags kill 1 person for every 22 lives that they save.
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