Thomas Alva Edison patented almost 1,300 inventions in his lifetime!
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There's a phone app called RoboRoach that allows you to remotely control a cockroach through a chip that you to manually implant into the unwitting critter.
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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 American Automobile Association was founded for the sole purpose of warning motorists of police speed traps!
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The life boat was patented in 1845!
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Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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Sony researchers have developed a refrigerator that only opens when you smile.
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Mico headphones read your brainwaves and select music based on your state of mind.
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