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    Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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    Castor oil is used as a lubricant in jet planes.
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    The United States produces enough plastic film annually to cover the entire state of Texas.
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    Any modern jet is capable of breaking the sound barrier.
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    Technically speaking, crystal glass is actually a Liquid that flows very slowly.
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    There's an "anti-smartphone" called John's Phone which can only make and receive calls.
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    Bluetooth Name
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    Bluetooth is named after the Danish King Harald "Bluetooth" who ate so many blueberries that his teeth stained blue. The wireless protocol is named after him because of his ability to unite warring Scandinavian factions, just as Bluetooth unites wireless devices. The Bluetooth logo is also a combination of the King's runic initials.
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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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