Thomas Alva Edison patented almost 1,300 inventions in his lifetime!
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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 average car produces a pound of pollution every 25 miles!
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Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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Originally, BMW was an airplane engine manufacturer.
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The normal static electricty shock that zaps your finger when you touch a doorknob is usually between 10,000 and 30,000 volts!
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More steel in the United States is used to make bottle caps than to manufacture automobile bodies.
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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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