A toaster uses almost half as much energy as a full-sized oven.
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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.
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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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Google founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page have expressed their desire to see the search engine become artificial intelligence itself. To achieve that goal, they created the highly-protected “X lab.”
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Kissenger is a pig-shaped robotic device that lets you kiss someone over the internet.
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Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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A car operates at maximum economy, gas-wise, at speeds between 25 and 35 miles per hour.
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There's an "anti-smartphone" called John's Phone which can only make and receive calls.
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