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    The life boat was patented in 1845!
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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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    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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    Thomas Alva Edison patented almost 1,300 inventions in his lifetime!
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    Originally, Nintendo was a playing card manufacturer.
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    The United States produces enough plastic film annually to cover the entire state of Texas.
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    First four countries to have television: England, the U.S., the U.S.S.R., and Brazil.
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    The oil used by jewelers to lubricate clocks and watches costs about $3,000 a gallon.
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