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    Car airbags kill 1 person for every 22 lives that they save.
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    It takes six months to build a Rolls Royce...and 13 hours to build a Toyota.
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    The first hard drive available for the Apple II had a capacity of only 5 megabytes.
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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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    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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    A small airplane can fly backwards.
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    The United States produces enough plastic film annually to cover the entire state of Texas.
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