A toaster uses almost half as much energy as a full-sized oven.
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There’s an internet-enabled jacket which gives you a “hug” every time a Facebook friend likes your status.
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The oil used by jewelers to lubricate clocks and watches costs about $3,000 a gallon.
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Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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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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More than a billion transistors are manufactured every second.
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The normal static electricty shock that zaps your finger when you touch a doorknob is usually between 10,000 and 30,000 volts!
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The average car produces a pound of pollution every 25 miles!
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