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    To have your picture taken by the very first camera you would have had to sit still for 8 hours!
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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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    Kleenex tissues were originally used as filters in gas masks.
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    Wind Turbine Trees
    Wind Turbine Trees
    After noticing the wind rustling and turning the leaves on trees, French entrepreneur Jérôme Michaud-Larivière designed wind turbine trees that could provide clean energy for urban settings.
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    A toaster uses almost half as much energy as a full-sized oven.
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    There are only 14 blimps in the world.
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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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    More steel in the United States is used to make bottle caps than to manufacture automobile bodies.
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