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    Castor oil is used as a lubricant in jet planes.
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    The IRS processes more than 2 billion pieces of paper each year.
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    3D-Printed Cast
    3D-Printed Cast
    There's a 3D-printed cast that uses ultrasound to help heal bones 40% faster.
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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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    Sony researchers have developed a refrigerator that only opens when you smile.
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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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    The ball on top of a flagpole is called a 'truck'.
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    Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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