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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The blueprint for a floating city has just been approved by the largest port construction and design company in China. It's entirely self-sustainable, and extends underwater.
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A Citreon 2CV with an oil leak once travelled 500 miles through Italy after its gearbox was filled with bananas!
16
First four countries to have television: England, the U.S., the U.S.S.R., and Brazil.
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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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