The first alarm clock could only ring at 4 a.m.
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The oil used by jewelers to lubricate clocks and watches costs about $3,000 a gallon.
41
More than a billion transistors are manufactured every second.
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Windmills always turn anti-clockwise. Except for the windmills in Ireland!
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A Citreon 2CV with an oil leak once travelled 500 miles through Italy after its gearbox was filled with bananas!
16
A car operates at maximum economy, gas-wise, at speeds between 25 and 35 miles per hour.
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The life boat was patented in 1845!
29
The United States produces enough plastic film annually to cover the entire state of Texas.
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