Bullet proof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser printers were all invented by women.
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Los Angeles's full name is "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciuncula"!
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The French named one of their aircraft carriers after Ferdinand Foch, a man who once said "Airplanes are interesting toys but of no military value".
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The streets of Victor, Colorado, once a gold rush town, are paved with low-grade gold.
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An Australian study found that homework is of little to no academic value to students in elementary and junior high schools.
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Passengers on the Beijing subway can pay with plastic bottles.
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It has been calculated that every 2 minutes, we take more pictures than all of humanity in the 19th century.
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Daydreamers are better at solving complex problems.
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