The IRS processes more than 2 billion pieces of paper each year.
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To have your picture taken by the very first camera you would have had to sit still for 8 hours!
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Contrary to popular belief, putting sugar in a car's gas tank will NOT ruin its engine.
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A fully loaded supertanker traveling at normal speed takes a least twenty minutes to stop.
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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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A Citreon 2CV with an oil leak once travelled 500 miles through Italy after its gearbox was filled with bananas!
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Any modern jet is capable of breaking the sound barrier.
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