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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More steel in the United States is used to make bottle caps than to manufacture automobile bodies.
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Google founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page have expressed their desire to see the search engine become artificial intelligence itself. To achieve that goal, they created the highly-protected “X lab.”
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A Citreon 2CV with an oil leak once travelled 500 miles through Italy after its gearbox was filled with bananas!
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There's an "anti-smartphone" called John's Phone which can only make and receive calls.
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The IRS processes more than 2 billion pieces of paper each year.
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The oil used by jewelers to lubricate clocks and watches costs about $3,000 a gallon.
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