The life boat was patented in 1845!
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Thomas Alva Edison patented almost 1,300 inventions in his lifetime!
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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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A fully loaded supertanker traveling at normal speed takes a least twenty minutes to stop.
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Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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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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It would take twenty new mid-size cars to generate the same amount of pollution that a mid-size 1960's car did.
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An airplane mechanic invented Slinky while he was playing with engine parts and realized the possible secondary use for the springs.
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