The American Automobile Association was founded for the sole purpose of warning motorists of police speed traps!
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Sony researchers have developed a refrigerator that only opens when you smile.
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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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Windmills always turn anti-clockwise. Except for the windmills in Ireland!
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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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Scientists in China have built a prototype high-speed maglev train that is theoretically capable of reaching speeds of up to 1,800 mph (2,900 km/h).
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The first hard drive available for the Apple II had a capacity of only 5 megabytes.
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It would take twenty new mid-size cars to generate the same amount of pollution that a mid-size 1960's car did.
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