The United States produces enough plastic film annually to cover the entire state of Texas.
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UFO sightings have reduced by over 80% since the introduction of smartphones and public access to HD video.
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There's a phone app called RoboRoach that allows you to remotely control a cockroach through a chip that you to manually implant into the unwitting critter.
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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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Windmills always turn anti-clockwise. Except for the windmills in Ireland!
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The IRS processes more than 2 billion pieces of paper each year.
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The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.
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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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