Jumbo jets use 4,000 gallons of fuel to take off.
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It would take twenty new mid-size cars to generate the same amount of pollution that a mid-size 1960's car did.
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Castor oil is used as a lubricant in jet planes.
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More than a billion transistors are manufactured every second.
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About 39,000 gallons of water are used to produce the average car!
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Sony researchers have developed a refrigerator that only opens when you smile.
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A Citreon 2CV with an oil leak once travelled 500 miles through Italy after its gearbox was filled with bananas!
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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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