In 1998, Sony accidently sold 700,000 camcorders that had the technology to see through people's clothes.
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To have your picture taken by the very first camera you would have had to sit still for 8 hours!
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The average car produces a pound of pollution every 25 miles!
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Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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Castor oil is used as a lubricant in jet planes.
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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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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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