To have your picture taken by the very first camera you would have had to sit still for 8 hours!
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Windmills always turn anti-clockwise. Except for the windmills in Ireland!
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The IRS processes more than 2 billion pieces of paper each year.
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Originally, BMW was an airplane engine manufacturer.
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The oil used by jewelers to lubricate clocks and watches costs about $3,000 a gallon.
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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 Citreon 2CV with an oil leak once travelled 500 miles through Italy after its gearbox was filled with bananas!
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