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    The IRS processes more than 2 billion pieces of paper each year.
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    Jumbo jets use 4,000 gallons of fuel to take off.
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    A small airplane can fly backwards.
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    Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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    An airplane mechanic invented Slinky while he was playing with engine parts and realized the possible secondary use for the springs.
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    Henry Ford produced the model T only in black because the black paint available at the time was the fastest to dry.
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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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