A toaster uses almost half as much energy as a full-sized oven.
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More than a billion transistors are manufactured every second.
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Attics were invented in Attica.
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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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Future biotechnology could be used to trick a prisoner's mind into thinking they have served a 1,000 year sentence in only eight hours, a group of scientists have claimed.
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Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis had an online multiplayer mode.
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Scientists in the UK are creating a smartphone app that will enable users to test for STDs.
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