The life boat was patented in 1845!
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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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A Citreon 2CV with an oil leak once travelled 500 miles through Italy after its gearbox was filled with bananas!
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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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Originally, BMW was an airplane engine manufacturer.
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Kleenex tissues were originally used as filters in gas masks.
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Henry Ford produced the model T only in black because the black paint available at the time was the fastest to dry.
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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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