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    Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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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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    The United States produces enough plastic film annually to cover the entire state of Texas.
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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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    SnapChat
    SnapChat
    SnapChat was originally intended to be an app for sending nude pictures and was called 'Picaboo'.
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    Game Boy Uses More Computing Power Than First Lunar Mission
    The technology of a single Game Boy exceeds all the computing power that was used to put the first man on moon in 1969.
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    Castor oil is used as a lubricant in jet planes.
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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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