Thomas Alva Edison patented almost 1,300 inventions in his lifetime!
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All GPS units sold in the civilian market have to be programmed to deactivate themselves if they detect they are travelling faster than 1200 MPH or are above 60,000 feet in altitude to prevent them being used in intercontinental ballistic missiles.
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Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis had an online multiplayer mode.
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Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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There’s an internet-enabled jacket which gives you a “hug” every time a Facebook friend likes your status.
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Kissenger is a pig-shaped robotic device that lets you kiss someone over the internet.
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A fully loaded supertanker traveling at normal speed takes a least twenty minutes to stop.
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