Kleenex tissues were originally used as filters in gas masks.
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If a car is travelling at 55 miles per hour it will travel 56 feet before the driver can shift his foot from the accelerator to the brake.
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The normal static electricty shock that zaps your finger when you touch a doorknob is usually between 10,000 and 30,000 volts!
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The first alarm clock could only ring at 4 a.m.
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Sony researchers have developed a refrigerator that only opens when you smile.
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Thomas Alva Edison patented almost 1,300 inventions in his lifetime!
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Car airbags kill 1 person for every 22 lives that they save.
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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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