The ball on top of a flagpole is called a 'truck'.
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More than a billion transistors are manufactured every second.
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In 1998, Sony accidently sold 700,000 camcorders that had the technology to see through people's clothes.
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Contrary to popular belief, putting sugar in a car's gas tank will NOT ruin its engine.
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The first alarm clock could only ring at 4 a.m.
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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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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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