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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A small airplane can fly backwards.
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Scientists in the UK are creating a smartphone app that will enable users to test for STDs.
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There’s an internet-enabled jacket which gives you a “hug” every time a Facebook friend likes your status.
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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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The life boat was patented in 1845!
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There's a phone app called RoboRoach that allows you to remotely control a cockroach through a chip that you to manually implant into the unwitting critter.
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A toaster uses almost half as much energy as a full-sized oven.
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