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    Windmills always turn anti-clockwise. Except for the windmills in Ireland!
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    A small airplane can fly backwards.
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    In the early 1960's, Porsche commercially manufactured farm tractors.
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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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    The United States produces enough plastic film annually to cover the entire state of Texas.
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    Thomas Alva Edison patented almost 1,300 inventions in his lifetime!
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    Castor oil is used as a lubricant in jet planes.
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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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