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    Thomas Alva Edison patented almost 1,300 inventions in his lifetime!
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    A small airplane can fly backwards.
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    If a car is travelling at 55 miles per hour it will travel 56 feet before the driver can shift his foot from the accelerator to the brake.
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    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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    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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    Students at MIT developed a wristband that can regulate your “thermal comfort”, which could possibly eliminate the need for central heating and cooling.
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    Sony researchers have developed a refrigerator that only opens when you smile.
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