Henry Ford produced the model T only in black because the black paint available at the time was the fastest to dry.
33
Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis had an online multiplayer mode.
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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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Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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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.
17
The first alarm clock could only ring at 4 a.m.
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More than a billion transistors are manufactured every second.
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Jumbo jets use 4,000 gallons of fuel to take off.
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