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    Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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    In 1998, Sony accidently sold 700,000 camcorders that had the technology to see through people's clothes.
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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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    Originally, Nintendo was a playing card manufacturer.
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    First four countries to have television: England, the U.S., the U.S.S.R., and Brazil.
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    Game Boy Inventor
    Game Boy Inventor
    The inventor of the Game Boy, Gunpei Yokoi, was originally Nintendo’s janitor and maintenance man.
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    The oil used by jewelers to lubricate clocks and watches costs about $3,000 a gallon.
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    Attics were invented in Attica.
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