Kleenex tissues were originally used as filters in gas masks.
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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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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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Any modern jet is capable of breaking the sound barrier.
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The normal static electricty shock that zaps your finger when you touch a doorknob is usually between 10,000 and 30,000 volts!
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Attics were invented in Attica.
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In the early 1960's, Porsche commercially manufactured farm tractors.
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Castor oil is used as a lubricant in jet planes.
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