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 life boat was patented in 1845!
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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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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 electric chair was invented by a dentist!
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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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More steel in the United States is used to make bottle caps than to manufacture automobile bodies.
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