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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Sony researchers have developed a refrigerator that only opens when you smile.
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About 39,000 gallons of water are used to produce the average car!
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Thomas Alva Edison patented almost 1,300 inventions in his lifetime!
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The Queen Mary - the grandest vessel of her day - had many of her vital components made by car manufacturer Skoda!
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Windmills always turn anti-clockwise. Except for the windmills in Ireland!
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