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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The Google driverless car has only encountered two accidents. The first it was rear ended at a stop sign, and the second was when a human was behind the wheel.
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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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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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The first alarm clock could only ring at 4 a.m.
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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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Surgeons who grew up playing video games make 37 percent fewer mistakes.
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Kleenex tissues were originally used as filters in gas masks.
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