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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It takes six months to build a Rolls Royce...and 13 hours to build a Toyota.
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There's an "anti-smartphone" called John's Phone which can only make and receive calls.
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Google founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page have expressed their desire to see the search engine become artificial intelligence itself. To achieve that goal, they created the highly-protected “X lab.”
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The life boat was patented in 1845!
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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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