The IRS processes more than 2 billion pieces of paper each year.
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All GPS units sold in the civilian market have to be programmed to deactivate themselves if they detect they are travelling faster than 1200 MPH or are above 60,000 feet in altitude to prevent them being used in intercontinental ballistic missiles.
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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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A small airplane can fly backwards.
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The life boat was patented in 1845!
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The first alarm clock could only ring at 4 a.m.
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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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Castor oil is used as a lubricant in jet planes.
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