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    Windmills always turn anti-clockwise. Except for the windmills in Ireland!
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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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    Castor oil is used as a lubricant in jet planes.
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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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    More than a billion transistors are manufactured every second.
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