Sony researchers have developed a refrigerator that only opens when you smile.
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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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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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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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There are only 14 blimps in the world.
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Kleenex tissues were originally used as filters in gas masks.
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