Thomas Alva Edison patented almost 1,300 inventions in his lifetime!
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The life boat was patented in 1845!
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Originally, BMW was an airplane engine manufacturer.
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The oil used by jewelers to lubricate clocks and watches costs about $3,000 a gallon.
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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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The electric chair was invented by a dentist!
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It takes six months to build a Rolls Royce...and 13 hours to build a Toyota.
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Scientists in the UK are creating a smartphone app that will enable users to test for STDs.
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