In 1998, Sony accidently sold 700,000 camcorders that had the technology to see through people's clothes.
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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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A toaster uses almost half as much energy as a full-sized oven.
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Mico headphones read your brainwaves and select music based on your state of mind.
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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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More steel in the United States is used to make bottle caps than to manufacture automobile bodies.
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Surgeons who grew up playing video games make 37 percent fewer mistakes.
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Contrary to popular belief, putting sugar in a car's gas tank will NOT ruin its engine.
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