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    The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.
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    The oil used by jewelers to lubricate clocks and watches costs about $3,000 a gallon.
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    In the early 1960's, Porsche commercially manufactured farm tractors.
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    Game Boy Inventor
    Game Boy Inventor
    The inventor of the Game Boy, Gunpei Yokoi, was originally Nintendo’s janitor and maintenance man.
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    A car operates at maximum economy, gas-wise, at speeds between 25 and 35 miles per hour.
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    Windmills always turn anti-clockwise. Except for the windmills in Ireland!
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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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    A small airplane can fly backwards.
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