In the early 1960's, Porsche commercially manufactured farm tractors.
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The electric chair was invented by a dentist!
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First four countries to have television: England, the U.S., the U.S.S.R., and Brazil.
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Originally, BMW was an airplane engine manufacturer.
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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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All GPS units sold in the civilian market have to be programmed to deactivate themselves if they detect they are travelling faster than 1200 MPH or are above 60,000 feet in altitude to prevent them being used in intercontinental ballistic missiles.
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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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In 1998, Sony accidently sold 700,000 camcorders that had the technology to see through people's clothes.
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