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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Originally, BMW was an airplane engine manufacturer.
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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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More than a billion transistors are manufactured every second.
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Any modern jet is capable of breaking the sound barrier.
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Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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Windmills always turn anti-clockwise. Except for the windmills in Ireland!
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Energy is being wasted if a toaster is left plugged in after use.
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