The ball on top of a flagpole is called a 'truck'.
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A toaster uses almost half as much energy as a full-sized oven.
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Kleenex tissues were originally used as filters in gas masks.
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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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A fully loaded supertanker traveling at normal speed takes a least twenty minutes to stop.
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Google founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page have expressed their desire to see the search engine become artificial intelligence itself. To achieve that goal, they created the highly-protected “X lab.”
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About 39,000 gallons of water are used to produce the average car!
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Originally, Nintendo was a playing card manufacturer.
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