Surgeons who grew up playing video games make 37 percent fewer mistakes.
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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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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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The life boat was patented in 1845!
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Car airbags kill 1 person for every 22 lives that they save.
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First four countries to have television: England, the U.S., the U.S.S.R., and Brazil.
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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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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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