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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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    In 1998, Sony accidently sold 700,000 camcorders that had the technology to see through people's clothes.
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    Castor oil is used as a lubricant in jet planes.
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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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    In the early 1960's, Porsche commercially manufactured farm tractors.
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    There are only 14 blimps in the world.
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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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    Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis had an online multiplayer mode.
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