Thomas Alva Edison patented almost 1,300 inventions in his lifetime!
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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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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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Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis had an online multiplayer mode.
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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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It takes six months to build a Rolls Royce...and 13 hours to build a Toyota.
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The IRS processes more than 2 billion pieces of paper each year.
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