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    The ball on top of a flagpole is called a 'truck'.
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    Any modern jet is capable of breaking the sound barrier.
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    Wind Turbine Trees
    Wind Turbine Trees
    After noticing the wind rustling and turning the leaves on trees, French entrepreneur Jérôme Michaud-Larivière designed wind turbine trees that could provide clean energy for urban settings.
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    Energy is being wasted if a toaster is left plugged in after use.
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    The first hard drive available for the Apple II had a capacity of only 5 megabytes.
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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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    The life boat was patented in 1845!
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    Scientists in China have built a prototype high-speed maglev train that is theoretically capable of reaching speeds of up to 1,800 mph (2,900 km/h).
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