Any modern jet is capable of breaking the sound barrier.
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The United States produces enough plastic film annually to cover the entire state of Texas.
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More than a billion transistors are manufactured every second.
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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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Jumbo jets use 4,000 gallons of fuel to take off.
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The first hard drive available for the Apple II had a capacity of only 5 megabytes.
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Scientists in the UK are creating a smartphone app that will enable users to test for STDs.
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