Kleenex tissues were originally used as filters in gas masks.
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Surgeons who grew up playing video games make 37 percent fewer mistakes.
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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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There's a phone app called RoboRoach that allows you to remotely control a cockroach through a chip that you to manually implant into the unwitting critter.
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UFO sightings have reduced by over 80% since the introduction of smartphones and public access to HD video.
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The oil used by jewelers to lubricate clocks and watches costs about $3,000 a gallon.
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More steel in the United States is used to make bottle caps than to manufacture automobile bodies.
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A toaster uses almost half as much energy as a full-sized oven.
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