The life boat was patented in 1845!
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Thomas Alva Edison patented almost 1,300 inventions in his lifetime!
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More than a billion transistors are manufactured every second.
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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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There’s an internet-enabled jacket which gives you a “hug” every time a Facebook friend likes your status.
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The oil used by jewelers to lubricate clocks and watches costs about $3,000 a gallon.
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Jumbo jets use 4,000 gallons of fuel to take off.
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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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