Attics were invented in Attica.
43
Kleenex tissues were originally used as filters in gas masks.
46
Scientists in the UK are creating a smartphone app that will enable users to test for STDs.
0
If a car is travelling at 55 miles per hour it will travel 56 feet before the driver can shift his foot from the accelerator to the brake.
25
A small airplane can fly backwards.
75
All GPS units sold in the civilian market have to be programmed to deactivate themselves if they detect they are travelling faster than 1200 MPH or are above 60,000 feet in altitude to prevent them being used in intercontinental ballistic missiles.
2
To have your picture taken by the very first camera you would have had to sit still for 8 hours!
308
The first alarm clock could only ring at 4 a.m.
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