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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 cigarette lighter was invented before the match.
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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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    The IRS processes more than 2 billion pieces of paper each year.
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    Hitachi's ATM that Sterilizes and Irons Bills
    In the mid-90s, Hitachi produced an ATM that sterilized bills by heating them to 200 degrees Celsius, then ironed them before dispensing.
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    The blueprint for a floating city has just been approved by the largest port construction and design company in China. It's entirely self-sustainable, and extends underwater.
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    The Queen Mary - the grandest vessel of her day - had many of her vital components made by car manufacturer Skoda!
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    Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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