The oil used by jewelers to lubricate clocks and watches costs about $3,000 a gallon.
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The IRS processes more than 2 billion pieces of paper each year.
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A fully loaded supertanker traveling at normal speed takes a least twenty minutes to stop.
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Car airbags kill 1 person for every 22 lives that they save.
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The blueprint for a floating city has just been approved by the largest port construction and design company in China. It's entirely self-sustainable, and extends underwater.
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Future biotechnology could be used to trick a prisoner's mind into thinking they have served a 1,000 year sentence in only eight hours, a group of scientists have claimed.
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There’s an internet-enabled jacket which gives you a “hug” every time a Facebook friend likes your status.
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