Kleenex tissues were originally used as filters in gas masks.
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Energy is being wasted if a toaster is left plugged in after use.
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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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More than a billion transistors are manufactured every second.
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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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Technically speaking, crystal glass is actually a Liquid that flows very slowly.
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Attics were invented in Attica.
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Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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