The United States produces enough plastic film annually to cover the entire state of Texas.
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There's a phone app called RoboRoach that allows you to remotely control a cockroach through a chip that you to manually implant into the unwitting critter.
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The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.
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The life boat was patented in 1845!
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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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Windmills always turn anti-clockwise. Except for the windmills in Ireland!
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A car operates at maximum economy, gas-wise, at speeds between 25 and 35 miles per hour.
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