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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There’s an internet-enabled jacket which gives you a “hug” every time a Facebook friend likes your status.
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Kissenger is a pig-shaped robotic device that lets you kiss someone over the internet.
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Technically speaking, crystal glass is actually a Liquid that flows very slowly.
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The American Automobile Association was founded for the sole purpose of warning motorists of police speed traps!
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Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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A Citreon 2CV with an oil leak once travelled 500 miles through Italy after its gearbox was filled with bananas!
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More steel in the United States is used to make bottle caps than to manufacture automobile bodies.
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