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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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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A car operates at maximum economy, gas-wise, at speeds between 25 and 35 miles per hour.
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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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A fully loaded supertanker traveling at normal speed takes a least twenty minutes to stop.
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The electric chair was invented by a dentist!
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Castor oil is used as a lubricant in jet planes.
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In the early 1960's, Porsche commercially manufactured farm tractors.
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