There’s an internet-enabled jacket which gives you a “hug” every time a Facebook friend likes your status.
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All GPS units sold in the civilian market have to be programmed to deactivate themselves if they detect they are travelling faster than 1200 MPH or are above 60,000 feet in altitude to prevent them being used in intercontinental ballistic missiles.
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Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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The average car produces a pound of pollution every 25 miles!
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The first hard drive available for the Apple II had a capacity of only 5 megabytes.
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First four countries to have television: England, the U.S., the U.S.S.R., and Brazil.
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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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