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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The first hard drive available for the Apple II had a capacity of only 5 megabytes.
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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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Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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Thomas Alva Edison patented almost 1,300 inventions in his lifetime!
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Originally, BMW was an airplane engine manufacturer.
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Surgeons who grew up playing video games make 37 percent fewer mistakes.
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