The Queen Mary - the grandest vessel of her day - had many of her vital components made by car manufacturer Skoda!
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To have your picture taken by the very first camera you would have had to sit still for 8 hours!
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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 oil used by jewelers to lubricate clocks and watches costs about $3,000 a gallon.
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Technically speaking, crystal glass is actually a Liquid that flows very slowly.
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Windmills always turn anti-clockwise. Except for the windmills in Ireland!
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