An airplane mechanic invented Slinky while he was playing with engine parts and realized the possible secondary use for the springs.
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Any modern jet is capable of breaking the sound barrier.
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About 39,000 gallons of water are used to produce the average car!
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The IRS processes more than 2 billion pieces of paper each year.
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Windmills always turn anti-clockwise. Except for the windmills in Ireland!
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A Citreon 2CV with an oil leak once travelled 500 miles through Italy after its gearbox was filled with bananas!
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More than a billion transistors are manufactured every second.
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