Thomas Alva Edison patented almost 1,300 inventions in his lifetime!
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The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.
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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 electric chair was invented by a dentist!
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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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In 1998, Sony accidently sold 700,000 camcorders that had the technology to see through people's clothes.
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More than a billion transistors are manufactured every second.
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