Scientists in China have built a prototype high-speed maglev train that is theoretically capable of reaching speeds of up to 1,800 mph (2,900 km/h).
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The first alarm clock could only ring at 4 a.m.
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The life boat was patented in 1845!
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Windmills always turn anti-clockwise. Except for the windmills in Ireland!
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There's a Mumbai-based pizzeria that now delivers pizza by drone.
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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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First four countries to have television: England, the U.S., the U.S.S.R., and Brazil.
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The first hard drive available for the Apple II had a capacity of only 5 megabytes.
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