Thomas Alva Edison patented almost 1,300 inventions in his lifetime!
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Technically speaking, crystal glass is actually a Liquid that flows very slowly.
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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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Car airbags kill 1 person for every 22 lives that they save.
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The normal static electricty shock that zaps your finger when you touch a doorknob is usually between 10,000 and 30,000 volts!
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A Citreon 2CV with an oil leak once travelled 500 miles through Italy after its gearbox was filled with bananas!
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More steel in the United States is used to make bottle caps than to manufacture automobile bodies.
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Windmills always turn anti-clockwise. Except for the windmills in Ireland!
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