Thomas Alva Edison patented almost 1,300 inventions in his lifetime!
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Contrary to popular belief, putting sugar in a car's gas tank will NOT ruin its engine.
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There's a phone app called RoboRoach that allows you to remotely control a cockroach through a chip that you to manually implant into the unwitting critter.
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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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The Google driverless car has only encountered two accidents. The first it was rear ended at a stop sign, and the second was when a human was behind the wheel.
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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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