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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To have your picture taken by the very first camera you would have had to sit still for 8 hours!
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A fully loaded supertanker traveling at normal speed takes a least twenty minutes to stop.
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There are only 14 blimps in the world.
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The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.
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About 39,000 gallons of water are used to produce the average car!
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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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