Thomas Alva Edison patented almost 1,300 inventions in his lifetime!
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There’s an internet-enabled jacket which gives you a “hug” every time a Facebook friend likes your status.
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In 1998, Sony accidently sold 700,000 camcorders that had the technology to see through people's clothes.
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First four countries to have television: England, the U.S., the U.S.S.R., and Brazil.
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The first hard drive available for the Apple II had a capacity of only 5 megabytes.
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Originally, BMW was an airplane engine manufacturer.
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It would take twenty new mid-size cars to generate the same amount of pollution that a mid-size 1960's car did.
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Attics were invented in Attica.
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