To have your picture taken by the very first camera you would have had to sit still for 8 hours!
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A small airplane can fly backwards.
75
The IRS processes more than 2 billion pieces of paper each year.
28
The first alarm clock could only ring at 4 a.m.
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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.
33
Jumbo jets use 4,000 gallons of fuel to take off.
19
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.
2
Windmills always turn anti-clockwise. Except for the windmills in Ireland!
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