The oil used by jewelers to lubricate clocks and watches costs about $3,000 a gallon.
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In 1998, Sony accidently sold 700,000 camcorders that had the technology to see through people's clothes.
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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.
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Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis had an online multiplayer mode.
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The electric chair was invented by a dentist!
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The Queen Mary - the grandest vessel of her day - had many of her vital components made by car manufacturer Skoda!
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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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More than a billion transistors are manufactured every second.
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