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 ball on top of a flagpole is called a 'truck'.
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There's an "anti-smartphone" called John's Phone which can only make and receive calls.
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Students at MIT developed a wristband that can regulate your “thermal comfort”, which could possibly eliminate the need for central heating and cooling.
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Attics were invented in Attica.
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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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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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Energy is being wasted if a toaster is left plugged in after use.
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