Originally, Nintendo was a playing card manufacturer.
70
In the early 1960's, Porsche commercially manufactured farm tractors.
24
An airplane mechanic invented Slinky while he was playing with engine parts and realized the possible secondary use for the springs.
12
Energy is being wasted if a toaster is left plugged in after use.
21
The first hard drive available for the Apple II had a capacity of only 5 megabytes.
46
Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
56
Scientists in the UK are creating a smartphone app that will enable users to test for STDs.
0