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 life boat was patented in 1845!
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Henry Ford produced the model T only in black because the black paint available at the time was the fastest to dry.
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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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Any modern jet is capable of breaking the sound barrier.
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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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Jumbo jets use 4,000 gallons of fuel to take off.
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Originally, Nintendo was a playing card manufacturer.
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