Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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A toaster uses almost half as much energy as a full-sized oven.
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Sony researchers have developed a refrigerator that only opens when you smile.
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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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In the early 1960's, Porsche commercially manufactured farm tractors.
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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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