Kleenex tissues were originally used as filters in gas masks.
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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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Attics were invented in Attica.
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A fully loaded supertanker traveling at normal speed takes a least twenty minutes to stop.
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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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The first alarm clock could only ring at 4 a.m.
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Energy is being wasted if a toaster is left plugged in after use.
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