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    An airplane mechanic invented Slinky while he was playing with engine parts and realized the possible secondary use for the springs.
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    About 39,000 gallons of water are used to produce the average car!
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    Attics were invented in Attica.
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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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    Game Boy Inventor
    Game Boy Inventor
    The inventor of the Game Boy, Gunpei Yokoi, was originally Nintendo’s janitor and maintenance man.
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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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    The American Automobile Association was founded for the sole purpose of warning motorists of police speed traps!
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