Thomas Alva Edison patented almost 1,300 inventions in his lifetime!
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Contrary to popular belief, putting sugar in a car's gas tank will NOT ruin its engine.
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The oil used by jewelers to lubricate clocks and watches costs about $3,000 a gallon.
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A Citreon 2CV with an oil leak once travelled 500 miles through Italy after its gearbox was filled with bananas!
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There's a phone app called RoboRoach that allows you to remotely control a cockroach through a chip that you to manually implant into the unwitting critter.
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Originally, Nintendo was a playing card manufacturer.
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Attics were invented in Attica.
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