An airplane mechanic invented Slinky while he was playing with engine parts and realized the possible secondary use for the springs.
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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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Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis had an online multiplayer mode.
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The life boat was patented in 1845!
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Car airbags kill 1 person for every 22 lives that they save.
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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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Scientists in the UK are creating a smartphone app that will enable users to test for STDs.
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