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    Thomas Alva Edison patented almost 1,300 inventions in his lifetime!
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    Windmills always turn anti-clockwise. Except for the windmills in Ireland!
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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 electric chair was invented by a dentist!
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    Car airbags kill 1 person for every 22 lives that they save.
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    About 39,000 gallons of water are used to produce the average car!
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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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