Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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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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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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Originally, Nintendo was a playing card manufacturer.
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The first hard drive available for the Apple II had a capacity of only 5 megabytes.
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