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    First four countries to have television: England, the U.S., the U.S.S.R., and Brazil.
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    The ball on top of a flagpole is called a 'truck'.
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    The first alarm clock could only ring at 4 a.m.
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    The first hard drive available for the Apple II had a capacity of only 5 megabytes.
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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 Queen Mary - the grandest vessel of her day - had many of her vital components made by car manufacturer Skoda!
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    Castor oil is used as a lubricant in jet planes.
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    Henry Ford produced the model T only in black because the black paint available at the time was the fastest to dry.
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