In 1998, Sony accidently sold 700,000 camcorders that had the technology to see through people's clothes.
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The ball on top of a flagpole is called a 'truck'.
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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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More steel in the United States is used to make bottle caps than to manufacture automobile bodies.
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Kissenger is a pig-shaped robotic device that lets you kiss someone over the internet.
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The oil used by jewelers to lubricate clocks and watches costs about $3,000 a gallon.
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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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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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