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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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    Kleenex tissues were originally used as filters in gas masks.
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    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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    To have your picture taken by the very first camera you would have had to sit still for 8 hours!
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    Thomas Alva Edison patented almost 1,300 inventions in his lifetime!
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    Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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    Castor oil is used as a lubricant in jet planes.
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