Kleenex tissues were originally used as filters in gas masks.
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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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Windmills always turn anti-clockwise. Except for the windmills in Ireland!
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The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.
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In 1998, Sony accidently sold 700,000 camcorders that had the technology to see through people's clothes.
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The oil used by jewelers to lubricate clocks and watches costs about $3,000 a gallon.
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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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