The life boat was patented in 1845!
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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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In 1998, Sony accidently sold 700,000 camcorders that had the technology to see through people's clothes.
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The American Automobile Association was founded for the sole purpose of warning motorists of police speed traps!
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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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Future biotechnology could be used to trick a prisoner's mind into thinking they have served a 1,000 year sentence in only eight hours, a group of scientists have claimed.
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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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The IRS processes more than 2 billion pieces of paper each year.
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