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    Car airbags kill 1 person for every 22 lives that they save.
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    The life boat was patented in 1845!
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    Thomas Alva Edison patented almost 1,300 inventions in his lifetime!
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    The American Automobile Association was founded for the sole purpose of warning motorists of police speed traps!
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    Wind Turbine Trees
    Wind Turbine Trees
    After noticing the wind rustling and turning the leaves on trees, French entrepreneur Jérôme Michaud-Larivière designed wind turbine trees that could provide clean energy for urban settings.
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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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    The first alarm clock could only ring at 4 a.m.
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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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