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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Students at MIT developed a wristband that can regulate your “thermal comfort”, which could possibly eliminate the need for central heating and cooling.
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The life boat was patented in 1845!
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Any modern jet is capable of breaking the sound barrier.
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About 39,000 gallons of water are used to produce the average car!
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Google founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page have expressed their desire to see the search engine become artificial intelligence itself. To achieve that goal, they created the highly-protected “X lab.”
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Contrary to popular belief, putting sugar in a car's gas tank will NOT ruin its engine.
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