The life boat was patented in 1845!
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To have your picture taken by the very first camera you would have had to sit still for 8 hours!
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The first alarm clock could only ring at 4 a.m.
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The American Automobile Association was founded for the sole purpose of warning motorists of police speed traps!
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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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A fully loaded supertanker traveling at normal speed takes a least twenty minutes to stop.
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Originally, Nintendo was a playing card manufacturer.
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