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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The first alarm clock could only ring at 4 a.m.
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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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Contrary to popular belief, putting sugar in a car's gas tank will NOT ruin its engine.
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A fully loaded supertanker traveling at normal speed takes a least twenty minutes to stop.
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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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