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 normal static electricty shock that zaps your finger when you touch a doorknob is usually between 10,000 and 30,000 volts!
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The first alarm clock could only ring at 4 a.m.
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The Queen Mary - the grandest vessel of her day - had many of her vital components made by car manufacturer Skoda!
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Google founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page have expressed their desire to see the search engine become artificial intelligence itself. To achieve that goal, they created the highly-protected “X lab.”
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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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There's an "anti-smartphone" called John's Phone which can only make and receive calls.
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Originally, BMW was an airplane engine manufacturer.
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