Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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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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A toaster uses almost half as much energy as a full-sized oven.
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Any modern jet is capable of breaking the sound barrier.
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Henry Ford produced the model T only in black because the black paint available at the time was the fastest to dry.
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