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    Wind Turbine Trees
    Wind Turbine Trees
    After noticing the wind rustling and turning the leaves on trees, French entrepreneur Jérôme Michaud-Larivière designed wind turbine trees that could provide clean energy for urban settings.
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    Surgeons who grew up playing video games make 37 percent fewer mistakes.
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    Energy is being wasted if a toaster is left plugged in after use.
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    The first hard drive available for the Apple II had a capacity of only 5 megabytes.
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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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    In the early 1960's, Porsche commercially manufactured farm tractors.
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    UFO sightings have reduced by over 80% since the introduction of smartphones and public access to HD video.
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    More than a billion transistors are manufactured every second.
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