Thomas Alva Edison patented almost 1,300 inventions in his lifetime!
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Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis had an online multiplayer mode.
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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 first alarm clock could only ring at 4 a.m.
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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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Jumbo jets use 4,000 gallons of fuel to take off.
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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 an internet-enabled jacket which gives you a “hug” every time a Facebook friend likes your status.
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