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    Originally, BMW was an airplane engine manufacturer.
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    First four countries to have television: England, the U.S., the U.S.S.R., and Brazil.
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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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    Scientists in China have built a prototype high-speed maglev train that is theoretically capable of reaching speeds of up to 1,800 mph (2,900 km/h).
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    A car operates at maximum economy, gas-wise, at speeds between 25 and 35 miles per hour.
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    Google founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page have expressed their desire to see the search engine become artificial intelligence itself. To achieve that goal, they created the highly-protected “X lab.”
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    Attics were invented in Attica.
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    It takes six months to build a Rolls Royce...and 13 hours to build a Toyota.
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