An airplane mechanic invented Slinky while he was playing with engine parts and realized the possible secondary use for the springs.
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In 1998, Sony accidently sold 700,000 camcorders that had the technology to see through people's clothes.
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The first hard drive available for the Apple II had a capacity of only 5 megabytes.
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The IRS processes more than 2 billion pieces of paper each year.
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The Google driverless car has only encountered two accidents. The first it was rear ended at a stop sign, and the second was when a human was behind the wheel.
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The first alarm clock could only ring at 4 a.m.
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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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