Scientist Niels Bohr was “given a house next door to the Carlsberg brewing company, and had a pipeline running from the brewery into the house so that he could have a never-ending supply of fresh beer on tap”.
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In 1987, a Chicago TV station had its broadcast interrupted by a pirate signal that shows a man in a Max Headroom mask mumbling and being spanked with a fly swatter. Despite investigations by the FCC and FBI, this became the only known incident in which a hacker interrupted a major TV broadcast without getting caught.
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Putting your car alarm remote under your chin or beside your head increases its range.
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There's a regenerative candle that creates a new candle as it melts.
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In Dubai, there’s a fridge magnet that orders a pizza delivered to your door.
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