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    The ball on top of a flagpole is called a 'truck'.
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    Car airbags kill 1 person for every 22 lives that they save.
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    Castor oil is used as a lubricant in jet planes.
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    A car operates at maximum economy, gas-wise, at speeds between 25 and 35 miles per hour.
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    In the early 1960's, Porsche commercially manufactured farm tractors.
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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 first hard drive available for the Apple II had a capacity of only 5 megabytes.
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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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