To have your picture taken by the very first camera you would have had to sit still for 8 hours!
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The Queen Mary - the grandest vessel of her day - had many of her vital components made by car manufacturer Skoda!
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The electric chair was invented by a dentist!
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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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There's an "anti-smartphone" called John's Phone which can only make and receive calls.
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The oil used by jewelers to lubricate clocks and watches costs about $3,000 a gallon.
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Henry Ford produced the model T only in black because the black paint available at the time was the fastest to dry.
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