Thomas Alva Edison patented almost 1,300 inventions in his lifetime!
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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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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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More steel in the United States is used to make bottle caps than to manufacture automobile bodies.
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There's a Mumbai-based pizzeria that now delivers pizza by drone.
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Mico headphones read your brainwaves and select music based on your state of mind.
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The United States produces enough plastic film annually to cover the entire state of Texas.
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