More than a billion transistors are manufactured every second.
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Kleenex tissues were originally used as filters in gas masks.
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The oil used by jewelers to lubricate clocks and watches costs about $3,000 a gallon.
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It would take twenty new mid-size cars to generate the same amount of pollution that a mid-size 1960's car did.
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The life boat was patented in 1845!
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In 1998, Sony accidently sold 700,000 camcorders that had the technology to see through people's clothes.
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The ball on top of a flagpole is called a 'truck'.
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