Attics were invented in Attica.
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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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A car operates at maximum economy, gas-wise, at speeds between 25 and 35 miles per hour.
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Kleenex tissues were originally used as filters in gas masks.
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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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The first hard drive available for the Apple II had a capacity of only 5 megabytes.
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Any modern jet is capable of breaking the sound barrier.
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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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