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    UFO sightings have reduced by over 80% since the introduction of smartphones and public access to HD video.
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    SnapChat
    SnapChat
    SnapChat was originally intended to be an app for sending nude pictures and was called 'Picaboo'.
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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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    Game Boy Uses More Computing Power Than First Lunar Mission
    The technology of a single Game Boy exceeds all the computing power that was used to put the first man on moon in 1969.
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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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    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 oil used by jewelers to lubricate clocks and watches costs about $3,000 a gallon.
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    Castor oil is used as a lubricant in jet planes.
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