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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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    A toaster uses almost half as much energy as a full-sized oven.
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    First four countries to have television: England, the U.S., the U.S.S.R., and Brazil.
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    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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    Google founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page have expressed their desire to see the search engine become artificial intelligence itself. To achieve that goal, they created the highly-protected “X lab.”
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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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    Contrary to popular belief, putting sugar in a car's gas tank will NOT ruin its engine.
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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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