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    The life boat was patented in 1845!
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    Windmills always turn anti-clockwise. Except for the windmills in Ireland!
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    It takes six months to build a Rolls Royce...and 13 hours to build a Toyota.
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    Any modern jet is capable of breaking the sound barrier.
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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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    Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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    Wind Turbine Trees
    Wind Turbine Trees
    After noticing the wind rustling and turning the leaves on trees, French entrepreneur Jérôme Michaud-Larivière designed wind turbine trees that could provide clean energy for urban settings.
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    Game Boy Inventor
    Game Boy Inventor
    The inventor of the Game Boy, Gunpei Yokoi, was originally Nintendo’s janitor and maintenance man.
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