To have your picture taken by the very first camera you would have had to sit still for 8 hours!
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Scientists in China have built a prototype high-speed maglev train that is theoretically capable of reaching speeds of up to 1,800 mph (2,900 km/h).
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The United States produces enough plastic film annually to cover the entire state of Texas.
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More steel in the United States is used to make bottle caps than to manufacture automobile bodies.
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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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Future biotechnology could be used to trick a prisoner's mind into thinking they have served a 1,000 year sentence in only eight hours, a group of scientists have claimed.
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The oil used by jewelers to lubricate clocks and watches costs about $3,000 a gallon.
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It takes six months to build a Rolls Royce...and 13 hours to build a Toyota.
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