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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Henry Ford produced the model T only in black because the black paint available at the time was the fastest to dry.
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The oil used by jewelers to lubricate clocks and watches costs about $3,000 a gallon.
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More than a billion transistors are manufactured every second.
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Any modern jet is capable of breaking the sound barrier.
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A small airplane can fly backwards.
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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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