In 1998, Sony accidently sold 700,000 camcorders that had the technology to see through people's clothes.
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A toaster uses almost half as much energy as a full-sized oven.
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The Queen Mary - the grandest vessel of her day - had many of her vital components made by car manufacturer Skoda!
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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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Attics were invented in Attica.
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Any modern jet is capable of breaking the sound barrier.
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More than a billion transistors are manufactured every second.
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