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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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    The average car produces a pound of pollution every 25 miles!
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    Originally, Nintendo was a playing card manufacturer.
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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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    There’s an internet-enabled jacket which gives you a “hug” every time a Facebook friend likes your status.
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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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    Windmills always turn anti-clockwise. Except for the windmills in Ireland!
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    It would take twenty new mid-size cars to generate the same amount of pollution that a mid-size 1960's car did.
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