There's a phone app called RoboRoach that allows you to remotely control a cockroach through a chip that you to manually implant into the unwitting critter.
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The life boat was patented in 1845!
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In 1998, Sony accidently sold 700,000 camcorders that had the technology to see through people's clothes.
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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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A Citreon 2CV with an oil leak once travelled 500 miles through Italy after its gearbox was filled with bananas!
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The oil used by jewelers to lubricate clocks and watches costs about $3,000 a gallon.
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Energy is being wasted if a toaster is left plugged in after use.
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