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    There’s an internet-enabled jacket which gives you a “hug” every time a Facebook friend likes your status.
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    Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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    Jumbo jets use 4,000 gallons of fuel to take off.
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    Game Boy Inventor
    Game Boy Inventor
    The inventor of the Game Boy, Gunpei Yokoi, was originally Nintendo’s janitor and maintenance man.
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    About 39,000 gallons of water are used to produce the average car!
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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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    Kleenex tissues were originally used as filters in gas masks.
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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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