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    First four countries to have television: England, the U.S., the U.S.S.R., and Brazil.
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    Hitachi's ATM that Sterilizes and Irons Bills
    In the mid-90s, Hitachi produced an ATM that sterilized bills by heating them to 200 degrees Celsius, then ironed them before dispensing.
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    The United States produces enough plastic film annually to cover the entire state of Texas.
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    Originally, BMW was an airplane engine manufacturer.
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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 first hard drive available for the Apple II had a capacity of only 5 megabytes.
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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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    The electric chair was invented by a dentist!
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