First four countries to have television: England, the U.S., the U.S.S.R., and Brazil.
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Kleenex tissues were originally used as filters in gas masks.
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The United States produces enough plastic film annually to cover the entire state of Texas.
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The first hard drive available for the Apple II had a capacity of only 5 megabytes.
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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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Originally, Nintendo was a playing card manufacturer.
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All GPS units sold in the civilian market have to be programmed to deactivate themselves if they detect they are travelling faster than 1200 MPH or are above 60,000 feet in altitude to prevent them being used in intercontinental ballistic missiles.
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