The life boat was patented in 1845!
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The United States produces enough plastic film annually to cover the entire state of Texas.
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Henry Ford produced the model T only in black because the black paint available at the time was the fastest to dry.
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Car airbags kill 1 person for every 22 lives that they save.
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The first alarm clock could only ring at 4 a.m.
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A fully loaded supertanker traveling at normal speed takes a least twenty minutes to stop.
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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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