Sony researchers have developed a refrigerator that only opens when you smile.
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To have your picture taken by the very first camera you would have had to sit still for 8 hours!
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Any modern jet is capable of breaking the sound barrier.
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A Citreon 2CV with an oil leak once travelled 500 miles through Italy after its gearbox was filled with bananas!
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The Queen Mary - the grandest vessel of her day - had many of her vital components made by car manufacturer Skoda!
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Thomas Alva Edison patented almost 1,300 inventions in his lifetime!
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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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A toaster uses almost half as much energy as a full-sized oven.
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