Originally, Nintendo was a playing card manufacturer.
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A Citreon 2CV with an oil leak once travelled 500 miles through Italy after its gearbox was filled with bananas!
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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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Castor oil is used as a lubricant in jet planes.
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The first alarm clock could only ring at 4 a.m.
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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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Sony researchers have developed a refrigerator that only opens when you smile.
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The oil used by jewelers to lubricate clocks and watches costs about $3,000 a gallon.
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