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    Thomas Alva Edison patented almost 1,300 inventions in his lifetime!
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    The IRS processes more than 2 billion pieces of paper each year.
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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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    To have your picture taken by the very first camera you would have had to sit still for 8 hours!
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    The first alarm clock could only ring at 4 a.m.
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    The Google driverless car has only encountered two accidents. The first it was rear ended at a stop sign, and the second was when a human was behind the wheel.
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    A toaster uses almost half as much energy as a full-sized oven.
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    It would take twenty new mid-size cars to generate the same amount of pollution that a mid-size 1960's car did.
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