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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The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.
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The oil used by jewelers to lubricate clocks and watches costs about $3,000 a gallon.
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Originally, Nintendo was a playing card manufacturer.
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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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There's a phone app called RoboRoach that allows you to remotely control a cockroach through a chip that you to manually implant into the unwitting critter.
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There's an "anti-smartphone" called John's Phone which can only make and receive calls.
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