The life boat was patented in 1845!
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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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The first alarm clock could only ring at 4 a.m.
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Google founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page have expressed their desire to see the search engine become artificial intelligence itself. To achieve that goal, they created the highly-protected “X lab.”
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Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis had an online multiplayer mode.
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Energy is being wasted if a toaster is left plugged in after use.
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Kissenger is a pig-shaped robotic device that lets you kiss someone over the internet.
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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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