A small airplane can fly backwards.
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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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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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The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.
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Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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Mico headphones read your brainwaves and select music based on your state of mind.
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Sony researchers have developed a refrigerator that only opens when you smile.
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