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    A small airplane can fly backwards.
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    A fully loaded supertanker traveling at normal speed takes a least twenty minutes to stop.
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    Originally, Nintendo was a playing card manufacturer.
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    Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis had an online multiplayer mode.
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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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    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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    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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    The IRS processes more than 2 billion pieces of paper each year.
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