The United States produces enough plastic film annually to cover the entire state of Texas.
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Thomas Alva Edison patented almost 1,300 inventions in his lifetime!
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The life boat was patented in 1845!
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A toaster uses almost half as much energy as a full-sized oven.
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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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The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.
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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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A fully loaded supertanker traveling at normal speed takes a least twenty minutes to stop.
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