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    Any modern jet is capable of breaking the sound barrier.
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    A fully loaded supertanker traveling at normal speed takes a least twenty minutes to stop.
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    Scientists in China have built a prototype high-speed maglev train that is theoretically capable of reaching speeds of up to 1,800 mph (2,900 km/h).
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    The electric chair was invented by a dentist!
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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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    Game Boy Inventor
    Game Boy Inventor
    The inventor of the Game Boy, Gunpei Yokoi, was originally Nintendo’s janitor and maintenance man.
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    The first hard drive available for the Apple II had a capacity of only 5 megabytes.
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    In 1998, Sony accidently sold 700,000 camcorders that had the technology to see through people's clothes.
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