Thomas Alva Edison patented almost 1,300 inventions in his lifetime!
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Originally, Nintendo was a playing card manufacturer.
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Windmills always turn anti-clockwise. Except for the windmills in Ireland!
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All GPS units sold in the civilian market have to be programmed to deactivate themselves if they detect they are travelling faster than 1200 MPH or are above 60,000 feet in altitude to prevent them being used in intercontinental ballistic missiles.
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There are only 14 blimps in the world.
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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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The blueprint for a floating city has just been approved by the largest port construction and design company in China. It's entirely self-sustainable, and extends underwater.
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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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