Surgeons who grew up playing video games make 37 percent fewer mistakes.
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All GPS units sold in the civilian market have to be programmed to deactivate themselves if they detect they are travelling faster than 1200 MPH or are above 60,000 feet in altitude to prevent them being used in intercontinental ballistic missiles.
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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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Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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The life boat was patented in 1845!
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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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