The life boat was patented in 1845!
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The American Automobile Association was founded for the sole purpose of warning motorists of police speed traps!
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Thomas Alva Edison patented almost 1,300 inventions in his lifetime!
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In 1998, Sony accidently sold 700,000 camcorders that had the technology to see through people's clothes.
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A Citreon 2CV with an oil leak once travelled 500 miles through Italy after its gearbox was filled with bananas!
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A fully loaded supertanker traveling at normal speed takes a least twenty minutes to stop.
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Originally, Nintendo was a playing card manufacturer.
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