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 life boat was patented in 1845!
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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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More than a billion transistors are manufactured every second.
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Attics were invented in Attica.
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UFO sightings have reduced by over 80% since the introduction of smartphones and public access to HD video.
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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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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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