An airplane mechanic invented Slinky while he was playing with engine parts and realized the possible secondary use for the springs.
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The oil used by jewelers to lubricate clocks and watches costs about $3,000 a gallon.
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The average car produces a pound of pollution every 25 miles!
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The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.
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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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Google founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page have expressed their desire to see the search engine become artificial intelligence itself. To achieve that goal, they created the highly-protected “X lab.”
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A car operates at maximum economy, gas-wise, at speeds between 25 and 35 miles per hour.
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