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    More than a billion transistors are manufactured every second.
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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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    Originally, BMW was an airplane engine manufacturer.
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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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    First four countries to have television: England, the U.S., the U.S.S.R., and Brazil.
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    Wind Turbine Trees
    Wind Turbine Trees
    After noticing the wind rustling and turning the leaves on trees, French entrepreneur Jérôme Michaud-Larivière designed wind turbine trees that could provide clean energy for urban settings.
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    Scientists in China have built a prototype high-speed maglev train that is theoretically capable of reaching speeds of up to 1,800 mph (2,900 km/h).
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    Students at MIT developed a wristband that can regulate your “thermal comfort”, which could possibly eliminate the need for central heating and cooling.
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