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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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    In the early 1960's, Porsche commercially manufactured farm tractors.
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    Windmills always turn anti-clockwise. Except for the windmills in Ireland!
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    Thomas Alva Edison patented almost 1,300 inventions in his lifetime!
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    Hitachi's ATM that Sterilizes and Irons Bills
    In the mid-90s, Hitachi produced an ATM that sterilized bills by heating them to 200 degrees Celsius, then ironed them before dispensing.
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    Any modern jet is capable of breaking the sound barrier.
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    Mico headphones read your brainwaves and select music based on your state of mind.
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    In 1998, Sony accidently sold 700,000 camcorders that had the technology to see through people's clothes.
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