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    The first hard drive available for the Apple II had a capacity of only 5 megabytes.
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    More than a billion transistors are manufactured every second.
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    Energy is being wasted if a toaster is left plugged in after use.
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    Car airbags kill 1 person for every 22 lives that they save.
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    Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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    The IRS processes more than 2 billion pieces of paper each year.
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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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    Scientists in the UK are creating a smartphone app that will enable users to test for STDs.
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