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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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    The IRS processes more than 2 billion pieces of paper each year.
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    Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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    Any modern jet is capable of breaking the sound barrier.
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    If a car is travelling at 55 miles per hour it will travel 56 feet before the driver can shift his foot from the accelerator to the brake.
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    Originally, BMW was an airplane engine manufacturer.
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