Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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The United States produces enough plastic film annually to cover the entire state of Texas.
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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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The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.
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Contrary to popular belief, putting sugar in a car's gas tank will NOT ruin its engine.
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Kleenex tissues were originally used as filters in gas masks.
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More steel in the United States is used to make bottle caps than to manufacture automobile bodies.
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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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