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    The first alarm clock could only ring at 4 a.m.
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    Thomas Alva Edison patented almost 1,300 inventions in his lifetime!
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    Kleenex tissues were originally used as filters in gas masks.
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    Wind Turbine Trees
    Wind Turbine Trees
    After noticing the wind rustling and turning the leaves on trees, French entrepreneur Jérôme Michaud-Larivière designed wind turbine trees that could provide clean energy for urban settings.
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    The first hard drive available for the Apple II had a capacity of only 5 megabytes.
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    The ball on top of a flagpole is called a 'truck'.
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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 Queen Mary - the grandest vessel of her day - had many of her vital components made by car manufacturer Skoda!
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