Any modern jet is capable of breaking the sound barrier.
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The average car produces a pound of pollution every 25 miles!
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The IRS processes more than 2 billion pieces of paper each year.
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The United States produces enough plastic film annually to cover the entire state of Texas.
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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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Scientists in China have built a prototype high-speed maglev train that is theoretically capable of reaching speeds of up to 1,800 mph (2,900 km/h).
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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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