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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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    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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    There’s an internet-enabled jacket which gives you a “hug” every time a Facebook friend likes your status.
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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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    A fully loaded supertanker traveling at normal speed takes a least twenty minutes to stop.
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    Car airbags kill 1 person for every 22 lives that they save.
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    An airplane mechanic invented Slinky while he was playing with engine parts and realized the possible secondary use for the springs.
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    More steel in the United States is used to make bottle caps than to manufacture automobile bodies.
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