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    A toaster uses almost half as much energy as a full-sized oven.
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    The IRS processes more than 2 billion pieces of paper each year.
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    It takes six months to build a Rolls Royce...and 13 hours to build a Toyota.
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    Game Boy Inventor
    Game Boy Inventor
    The inventor of the Game Boy, Gunpei Yokoi, was originally Nintendo’s janitor and maintenance man.
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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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    Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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    Originally, Nintendo was a playing card manufacturer.
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    Jumbo jets use 4,000 gallons of fuel to take off.
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