The United States produces enough plastic film annually to cover the entire state of Texas.
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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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If a car is travelling at 55 miles per hour it will travel 56 feet before the driver can shift his foot from the accelerator to the brake.
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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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A toaster uses almost half as much energy as a full-sized oven.
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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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Mico headphones read your brainwaves and select music based on your state of mind.
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