Thomas Alva Edison patented almost 1,300 inventions in his lifetime!
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The electric chair was invented by a dentist!
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Henry Ford produced the model T only in black because the black paint available at the time was the fastest to dry.
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A car operates at maximum economy, gas-wise, at speeds between 25 and 35 miles per hour.
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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 Citreon 2CV with an oil leak once travelled 500 miles through Italy after its gearbox was filled with bananas!
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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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The Google driverless car has only encountered two accidents. The first it was rear ended at a stop sign, and the second was when a human was behind the wheel.
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