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    The normal static electricty shock that zaps your finger when you touch a doorknob is usually between 10,000 and 30,000 volts!
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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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    Kleenex tissues were originally used as filters in gas masks.
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    Castor oil is used as a lubricant in jet planes.
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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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    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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    More steel in the United States is used to make bottle caps than to manufacture automobile bodies.
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    The oil used by jewelers to lubricate clocks and watches costs about $3,000 a gallon.
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