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    Thomas Alva Edison patented almost 1,300 inventions in his lifetime!
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    Game Boy Inventor
    Game Boy Inventor
    The inventor of the Game Boy, Gunpei Yokoi, was originally Nintendo’s janitor and maintenance man.
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    The life boat was patented in 1845!
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    Hitachi's ATM that Sterilizes and Irons Bills
    In the mid-90s, Hitachi produced an ATM that sterilized bills by heating them to 200 degrees Celsius, then ironed them before dispensing.
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    Game Boy Uses More Computing Power Than First Lunar Mission
    The technology of a single Game Boy exceeds all the computing power that was used to put the first man on moon in 1969.
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    Any modern jet is capable of breaking the sound barrier.
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    Jumbo jets use 4,000 gallons of fuel to take off.
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    Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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