The Beatles wrote into their contracts for American concerts that they would not play in front of segregated audiences.
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In Dubai, there’s a fridge magnet that orders a pizza delivered to your door.
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Pierre Jaquet-Droz, a watchmaker, 240 years ago invented a robot that could write, and the parts could be interchanged to say whatever you want.
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Mico headphones read your brainwaves and select music based on your state of mind.
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Some nursing homes in Germany have fake bus stops to keep Alzheimer's patients from wandering away.
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Galalith is a type of plastic that can be made from milk. It is odourless, insoluble in water, biodegradable, anti-allergenic, antistatic, and virtually non-flammable.
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In 1943, a Pan Am Airline chef snuck whiskey into passengers' coffee to warm them up on a winter flight. When asked what kind of coffee they were being served, he improvised "Irish Coffee," creating the now-famous cocktail.
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