More than a billion transistors are manufactured every second.
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More steel in the United States is used to make bottle caps than to manufacture automobile bodies.
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Contrary to popular belief, putting sugar in a car's gas tank will NOT ruin its engine.
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A toaster uses almost half as much energy as a full-sized oven.
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To have your picture taken by the very first camera you would have had to sit still for 8 hours!
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All GPS units sold in the civilian market have to be programmed to deactivate themselves if they detect they are travelling faster than 1200 MPH or are above 60,000 feet in altitude to prevent them being used in intercontinental ballistic missiles.
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The United States produces enough plastic film annually to cover the entire state of Texas.
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The IRS processes more than 2 billion pieces of paper each year.
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