Originally, BMW was an airplane engine manufacturer.
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The first alarm clock could only ring at 4 a.m.
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Windmills always turn anti-clockwise. Except for the windmills in Ireland!
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First four countries to have television: England, the U.S., the U.S.S.R., and Brazil.
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It would take twenty new mid-size cars to generate the same amount of pollution that a mid-size 1960's car did.
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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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The electric chair was invented by a dentist!
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Sony researchers have developed a refrigerator that only opens when you smile.
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