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    The IRS processes more than 2 billion pieces of paper each year.
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    The first alarm clock could only ring at 4 a.m.
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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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    In 1998, Sony accidently sold 700,000 camcorders that had the technology to see through people's clothes.
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    Attics were invented in Attica.
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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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    Car airbags kill 1 person for every 22 lives that they save.
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    All GPS units sold in the civilian market have to be programmed to deactivate themselves if they detect they are travelling faster than 1200 MPH or are above 60,000 feet in altitude to prevent them being used in intercontinental ballistic missiles.
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