All GPS units sold in the civilian market have to be programmed to deactivate themselves if they detect they are travelling faster than 1200 MPH or are above 60,000 feet in altitude to prevent them being used in intercontinental ballistic missiles.
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To have your picture taken by the very first camera you would have had to sit still for 8 hours!
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Surgeons who grew up playing video games make 37 percent fewer mistakes.
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Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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Energy is being wasted if a toaster is left plugged in after use.
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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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The life boat was patented in 1845!
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