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    The first hard drive available for the Apple II had a capacity of only 5 megabytes.
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    A fully loaded supertanker traveling at normal speed takes a least twenty minutes to stop.
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    The IRS processes more than 2 billion pieces of paper each year.
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    Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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    Hitachi's ATM that Sterilizes and Irons Bills
    In the mid-90s, Hitachi produced an ATM that sterilized bills by heating them to 200 degrees Celsius, then ironed them before dispensing.
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    Energy is being wasted if a toaster is left plugged in after use.
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    The Queen Mary - the grandest vessel of her day - had many of her vital components made by car manufacturer Skoda!
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    In the early 1960's, Porsche commercially manufactured farm tractors.
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