The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.
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Jumbo jets use 4,000 gallons of fuel to take off.
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Thomas Alva Edison patented almost 1,300 inventions in his lifetime!
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Any modern jet is capable of breaking the sound barrier.
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The life boat was patented in 1845!
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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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Future biotechnology could be used to trick a prisoner's mind into thinking they have served a 1,000 year sentence in only eight hours, a group of scientists have claimed.
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