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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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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Mico headphones read your brainwaves and select music based on your state of mind.
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The oil used by jewelers to lubricate clocks and watches costs about $3,000 a gallon.
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In the early 1960's, Porsche commercially manufactured farm tractors.
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