The American Automobile Association was founded for the sole purpose of warning motorists of police speed traps!
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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 electric chair was invented by a dentist!
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Students at MIT developed a wristband that can regulate your “thermal comfort”, which could possibly eliminate the need for central heating and cooling.
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Thomas Alva Edison patented almost 1,300 inventions in his lifetime!
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The oil used by jewelers to lubricate clocks and watches costs about $3,000 a gallon.
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An airplane mechanic invented Slinky while he was playing with engine parts and realized the possible secondary use for the springs.
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