The first hard drive available for the Apple II had a capacity of only 5 megabytes.
46
The first alarm clock could only ring at 4 a.m.
120
The IRS processes more than 2 billion pieces of paper each year.
28
Any modern jet is capable of breaking the sound barrier.
34
The oil used by jewelers to lubricate clocks and watches costs about $3,000 a gallon.
41
Surgeons who grew up playing video games make 37 percent fewer mistakes.
250
Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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