Thomas Alva Edison patented almost 1,300 inventions in his lifetime!
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Future biotechnology could be used to trick a prisoner's mind into thinking they have served a 1,000 year sentence in only eight hours, a group of scientists have claimed.
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The United States produces enough plastic film annually to cover the entire state of Texas.
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Attics were invented in Attica.
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Surgeons who grew up playing video games make 37 percent fewer mistakes.
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The ball on top of a flagpole is called a 'truck'.
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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 Citreon 2CV with an oil leak once travelled 500 miles through Italy after its gearbox was filled with bananas!
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