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    Game Boy Inventor
    Game Boy Inventor
    The inventor of the Game Boy, Gunpei Yokoi, was originally Nintendo’s janitor and maintenance man.
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    An airplane mechanic invented Slinky while he was playing with engine parts and realized the possible secondary use for the springs.
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    Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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    Castor oil is used as a lubricant in jet planes.
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    UFO sightings have reduced by over 80% since the introduction of smartphones and public access to HD video.
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    SnapChat
    SnapChat
    SnapChat was originally intended to be an app for sending nude pictures and was called 'Picaboo'.
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    Contrary to popular belief, putting sugar in a car's gas tank will NOT ruin its engine.
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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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