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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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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More than a billion transistors are manufactured every second.
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The ball on top of a flagpole is called a 'truck'.
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Originally, BMW was an airplane engine manufacturer.
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The blueprint for a floating city has just been approved by the largest port construction and design company in China. It's entirely self-sustainable, and extends underwater.
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Scientists in the UK are creating a smartphone app that will enable users to test for STDs.
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