Kleenex tissues were originally used as filters in gas masks.
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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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Castor oil is used as a lubricant in jet planes.
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There’s an internet-enabled jacket which gives you a “hug” every time a Facebook friend likes your status.
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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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Attics were invented in Attica.
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In the early 1960's, Porsche commercially manufactured farm tractors.
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Google founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page have expressed their desire to see the search engine become artificial intelligence itself. To achieve that goal, they created the highly-protected “X lab.”
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