The United States produces enough plastic film annually to cover the entire state of Texas.
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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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The oil used by jewelers to lubricate clocks and watches costs about $3,000 a gallon.
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Kleenex tissues were originally used as filters in gas masks.
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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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There's a phone app called RoboRoach that allows you to remotely control a cockroach through a chip that you to manually implant into the unwitting critter.
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Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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