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    Jumbo jets use 4,000 gallons of fuel to take off.
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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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    There's a phone app called RoboRoach that allows you to remotely control a cockroach through a chip that you to manually implant into the unwitting critter.
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    A small airplane can fly backwards.
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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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    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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    Surgeons who grew up playing video games make 37 percent fewer mistakes.
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    It takes six months to build a Rolls Royce...and 13 hours to build a Toyota.
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