The ball on top of a flagpole is called a 'truck'.
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Windmills always turn anti-clockwise. Except for the windmills in Ireland!
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More than a billion transistors are manufactured every second.
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A toaster uses almost half as much energy as a full-sized oven.
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A Citreon 2CV with an oil leak once travelled 500 miles through Italy after its gearbox was filled with bananas!
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Kleenex tissues were originally used as filters in gas masks.
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The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.
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The life boat was patented in 1845!
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