In 1998, Sony accidently sold 700,000 camcorders that had the technology to see through people's clothes.
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A fully loaded supertanker traveling at normal speed takes a least twenty minutes to stop.
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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.
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The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.
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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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Henry Ford produced the model T only in black because the black paint available at the time was the fastest to dry.
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Students at MIT developed a wristband that can regulate your “thermal comfort”, which could possibly eliminate the need for central heating and cooling.
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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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